Senate roll call 240 · 43rd Congress · Jun 19, 1874
Nomination of edward m. Mccook as governor of the territory of colorado, in place of s. J. Elliott, removed.
On Jun 19, 1874, the Senate voted 27–26. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 10–22, Democrats 17–1, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 43rd Congress (1873–1874), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jun 19, 1874
By party
- Republicans10 yes · 22 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Democrats17 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted yes
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL voted yes
- Simon Barclay Conover R-FL voted yes
- James Madison Harvey R-KS voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Henry Roberts Pease R-MS voted yes
- Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC voted no
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX voted yes
- John Francis Lewis R-VA voted yes
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- John Sharpenstein Hager D-CA
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL
- Simon Barclay Conover R-FL
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- Thomas Manson Norwood D-GA
- James Madison Harvey R-KS
- John White Stevenson D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- George Robertson Dennis D-MD
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Lewis Vital Bogy D-MO
- Henry Roberts Pease R-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH
- James Kerr Kelly D-OR
- Henry Cooper D-TN
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX
- John Francis Lewis R-VA
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV
- Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Powell Clayton R-AR
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT
- George Grover Wright R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Richard James Oglesby R-IL
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- William Windom R-MN
- Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC
- Phineas Warren Hitchcock R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton O-NE
- Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- John Scott R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Morgan Calvin Hamilton O-TX
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- George Goldthwaite D-AL
- Stephen Wallace Dorsey R-AR
- Eugene Casserly D-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry O-CT
- William Wallace Eaton D-CT
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Alexander Caldwell R-KS
- Robert Crozier R-KS
- Joseph Rodman West R-LA
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Carl Schurz O-MO
- Adelbert Ames R-MS
- James Lusk Alcorn R-MS
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Reuben Eaton Fenton O-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- John James Patterson R-SC
- William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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