Senate roll call 179 · 82nd Congress · Sep 27, 1951
HR 4473. Kefauver amend. On wagering.
On Sep 27, 1951, the Senate voted 29–49 (HR 4473). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–32, Republicans 16–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 members voted against their own party.
During the 82nd Congress (1951–1952), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Sep 27, 1951
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 32 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 22 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA voted yes
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted yes
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted yes
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted yes
- Thomas Rust Underwood D-KY voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted yes
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted yes
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted yes
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted yes
- James Henderson Duff R-PA voted yes
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- John James Williams R-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Thomas Rust Underwood D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- William Benton D-CT
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Edson Blair Moody D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Willis Smith D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Voted present
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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