Senate roll call 209 · 80th Congress · Jun 9, 1948
S 2655. Kem amend. Revising the articles of war w/regard to courts martial.
On Jun 9, 1948, the Senate voted 44–39 (S 2655). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 30–17, Democrats 15–23. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 members voted against their own party.
During the 80th Congress (1947–1948), Harry S. Truman was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 44
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jun 9, 1948
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 23 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans30 yes · 17 no
Who broke with their party
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT voted no
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted no
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
- William Bradley Umstead D-NC voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Guy Cordon R-OR voted no
- Francis John Myers D-PA voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- John James Williams R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- William Bradley Umstead D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- William Crosson Feazel D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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