To adopt the humphrey amendment to S 2701, the comprehensive anti-apartheid act, which would prohibit the takeoff and landing rights in the United States of aer

On Aug 15, 1986, the Senate voted 33–66 (S 2701). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 33–19, Democrats 0–47. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 33
No: 66
Did not vote: 2
Date: Aug 15, 1986

By party

Republicans33 yes · 19 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 47 no

Who broke with their party

Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Mark Andrews R-ND voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
John Porter East R-NC

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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