Senate roll call 313 · 34th Congress · Jan 12, 1857
To adopt the resolution declaring the seat of james harlan, senator from iowa, vacant. (globe reads that the resolution declares james harlan is not entitled to
On Jan 12, 1857, the Senate voted 28–18. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–5, Others 6–13. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jan 12, 1857
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 5 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 13 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Henry Dodge D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- James Bell O-NH
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
- Solomon Foot O-VT
- Charles Durkee O-WI
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Harlan O-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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