To agree to S. CON. RES. 8, a resolution providing for impartial observers at the forthcoming election in rhodesia. (motion passed)

On Mar 28, 1979, the Senate voted 66–27. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 34–23, Republicans 33–5, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 members voted against their own party.

During the 96th Congress (1979–1980), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 66
No: 27
Did not vote: 5
Date: Mar 28, 1979

By party

Democrats34 yes · 23 no · 2 didn’t vote
Republicans33 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL voted no
Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
John Chester Culver D-IA voted no
Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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