Senate roll call 120 · 66th Congress · Nov 18, 1919
To agree to reservation no. 3 to the versailles treaty, providing that the United States hereby gives notice that it will withdraw from the league of nations at
On Nov 18, 1919, the Senate voted 13–58. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–35, Republicans 12–23. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 66th Congress (1919–1920), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 58
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Nov 18, 1919
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 35 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 23 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Davis Elkins R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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