To adopt the wallop amendment to S 2701, the comprehensive anti-apartheid act, which would provide that the provisions applicable to south africa under this act

On Aug 15, 1986, the Senate voted 41–57 (S 2701). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 34–17, Democrats 7–40. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.

During the 99th Congress (1985–1986), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 41
No: 57
Did not vote: 3
Date: Aug 15, 1986

By party

Republicans34 yes · 17 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats7 yes · 40 no

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Mark Andrews R-ND voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
James Abdnor R-SD voted no
James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted yes
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA 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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