Senate roll call 88 · 35th Congress · Mar 2, 1858
To consent to the nomination of e. O. F. Hastings to be register of the land office at marysville, california. (p.259, p.326)
On Mar 2, 1858, the Senate voted 28–17. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–2, Republicans 0–15, Others 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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
- 28
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Mar 2, 1858
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 2 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 15 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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