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House roll call 1 · 64th Congress · Dec 6, 1915

To elect a speaker of the house. Votes for champ clark (dem.) are coded 1. Votes for j. R. Mann (rep.) are coded 2.

On Dec 6, 1915, the House voted 222–0. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 221–0, Republicans 192–1, Others 4–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 1 member voted against their own party.

During the 64th Congress (1915–1916), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
222
No
0
Did not vote
19
Date
Dec 6, 1915

By party

  • Democrats221 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
  • Republicans192 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Others4 yes · 4 no

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To elect a speaker of the house. Votes for…: House Vote, Dec 6, 1915,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-H-1/to-elect-a-speaker-of-the-house-votes-for (accessed 2026-10-17).