Senate roll call 229 · 85th Congress · Jun 30, 1958
HR. 7999. Statehood for alaska. Motion to refer bill to Senate armed services committee. Rejected
On Jun 30, 1958, the Senate voted 31–55 (HR 7999). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–30, Republicans 17–29. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 33 members voted against their own party.
During the 85th Congress (1957–1958), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Jun 30, 1958
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 30 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 29 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT voted yes
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted yes
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted yes
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted yes
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted yes
- Frank John Lausche D-OH voted yes
- John William Bricker R-OH voted yes
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK voted yes
- Edward Martin R-PA voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
The bill
H.R. 7999: To provide for the admission of the State of Alaska Into the Union.
How each senator voted: Yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- John Albert Carroll D-CO
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. R-WV
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
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