Senate roll call 141 · 76th Congress · Mar 14, 1940
To amend S. 3046 by placing the same restrictions on those individuals seeking office as the restrictions placed on office-holders.
On Mar 14, 1940, the Senate voted 18–59 (S 3046). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–41, Republicans 0–21, Others 1–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 members voted against their own party.
During the 76th Congress (1939–1940), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Mar 14, 1940
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 41 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 21 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- James Michael Slattery D-IL voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted yes
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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