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Senate roll call 248 · 94th Congress · Jun 24, 1975

To amend S. RES. 166 by declaring that it is the sense of the Senate that all skip-candidate ballots (see var. 257) presently before the Senate be declared to b

On Jun 24, 1975, the Senate voted 38–55 (SRES 166). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–54, Republicans 36–0, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 members voted against their own party.

During the 94th Congress (1975–1976), Gerald Ford was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
38
No
55
Did not vote
7
Date
Jun 24, 1975

By party

  • Democrats2 yes · 54 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Republicans36 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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