Consideration of nomination of w.l. Clayton to be assistant secretary of state.

On Dec 19, 1944, the Senate voted 52–19. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 40–15, Republicans 26–8, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 78th Congress (1943–1944), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 52
No: 19
Did not vote: 14
Date: Dec 19, 1944

By party

Democrats40 yes · 15 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans26 yes · 8 no · 8 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Sheridan Downey D-CA voted no
Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
William Langer R-ND voted no
James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted no
George David Aiken R-VT voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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