Senate roll call 499 · 27th Congress · Jul 1, 1842
To consent to the nomination of seth p. Lewis of territory of florida to be marshall of the United States for the apalachicola district in place of peter w. G
On Jul 1, 1842, the Senate voted 17–21. Result: failed. By party: Others 1–21, Democrats 16–0.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jul 1, 1842
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 21 no · 12 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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