Senate roll call 121 · 38th Congress · Apr 1, 1864
To advise and consent to the nomination of judson kilpatrick as brigadier general of volunteers.
On Apr 1, 1864, the Senate voted 27–9. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–3, Democrats 2–4, Others 3–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Apr 1, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 3 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted yes
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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