To table the helms motion to recommit the nomination of robert marion sayre of virginia to be the United States ambassador to brazil.

On Apr 27, 1978, the Senate voted 62–27. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 50–5, Republicans 13–23, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 95th Congress (1977–1978), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 62
No: 27
Did not vote: 12
Date: Apr 27, 1978

By party

Democrats50 yes · 5 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 23 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT 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 the helms motion to recommit the…: Senate Vote, Apr 27, 1978,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-779/to-table-the-helms-motion-to-recommit-the-nomination (accessed 2026-10-13).