Senate roll call 380 · 35th Congress · Jun 10, 1858
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On Jun 10, 1858, the Senate voted 37–19 (S 120). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–17, Republicans 17–2, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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
- 37
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jun 10, 1858
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 17 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted yes
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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