Senate roll call 303 · 26th Congress · Feb 22, 1841
To grant permission to introduce the bill S. 262, to prevent the interference of certain federal officers in elections.
On Feb 22, 1841, the Senate voted 14–26 (S 262). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–25, Others 14–1.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 14
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Feb 22, 1841
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 25 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 1 no · 13 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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