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House roll call 1 · 35th Congress · Dec 7, 1857

To elect a speaker of the house. Votes for james l. Ore (dem) are coded 1; votes for g.a. Grow (rep) are coded 2; votes for j.k. Zallicoffer (dem) are coded 5;

On Dec 7, 1857, the House voted 128–3. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 124–0, Republicans 83–3, Others 5–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 3 members voted against their own party.

During the 35th Congress (1857–1858), James Buchanan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes

128

No

3

Did not vote

27

Date

Dec 7, 1857

From Voteview roll call records.