To table S. 2574, voter registration bill.

On Mar 15, 1972, the Senate voted 46–42 (S 2574). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–40, Republicans 34–9, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 92nd Congress (1971–1972), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 46
No: 42
Did not vote: 7
Date: Mar 15, 1972

By party

Democrats10 yes · 40 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans34 yes · 9 no · 2 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
David Henry Gambrell D-GA voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
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 no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To table S. 2574, voter registration bill.: Senate Vote, Mar 15, 1972,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/92-S-520/to-table-s-2574-voter-registration-bill (accessed 2026-10-16).