Senate roll call 230 · 26th Congress · Jul 17, 1840
To consider the bill S. 378, to amend and continue in force the acts to incorporate the inhabitants of the city of washington.
On Jul 17, 1840, the Senate voted 24–10 (S 378). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–1, Others 1–9. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jul 17, 1840
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 9 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To consider the bill S. 378, to amend and…: Senate Vote, Jul 17, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-S-230/to-consider-the-bill-s-378-to-amend-and (accessed 2026-10-17).