Senate roll call 480 · 100th Congress · Mar 18, 1988
To table the johnston, la motion to reconsider the vote no. 59 by which the motion to table the glenn amendment was rejected. The glenn amendment would create
On Mar 18, 1988, the Senate voted 43–48. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 30–19, Republicans 13–29. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 members voted against their own party.
During the 100th Congress (1987–1988), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 43
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Mar 18, 1988
By party
- Republicans13 yes · 29 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats30 yes · 19 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Alan John Dixon D-IL voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
- John Melcher D-MT voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- J. James Exon D-NE voted no
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted yes
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA
- Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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