Senate roll call 682 · 27th Congress · Aug 29, 1842
To consent to the renomination of john h. Clack, to be a captain in the navy of the United States. Said MR. Clack was court martialed and dismissed, but a lett
On Aug 29, 1842, the Senate voted 10–20. Result: failed. By party: Others 7–14, Democrats 3–6. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 10
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Aug 29, 1842
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 6 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 14 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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