Senate roll call 279 · 82nd Congress · Jun 18, 1952
S J RES 27. Joint resolution providing for development of great lakes-ST. Lawrence basin, and for making ST. Lawrence seaway self-liquidating. O'connor motion
On Jun 18, 1952, the Senate voted 43–40 (SJRE 27). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–27, Republicans 26–17. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 39 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
- 43
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jun 18, 1952
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 27 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans26 yes · 17 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA voted no
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Thomas Rust Underwood D-KY voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
- Willis Smith D-NC voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- William Langer R-ND voted no
- Frederick Andrew Seaton R-NE voted no
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- Guy Cordon R-OR voted no
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD voted no
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted no
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted no
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Thomas Rust Underwood D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Willis Smith D-NC
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- William Benton D-CT
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Arthur Edson Blair Moody D-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Frederick Andrew Seaton R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
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