To adopt the resolution of ratification, with reservations, to the versailles treaty.

On Nov 19, 1919, the Senate voted 41–51. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 35–14, Democrats 7–39. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 41
No: 51
Did not vote: 6
Date: Nov 19, 1919

By party

Democrats7 yes · 39 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans35 yes · 14 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL voted no
Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted no
Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
Albert Bacon Fall R-NM voted no
Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted no
John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To adopt the resolution of ratification…: Senate Vote, Nov 19, 1919,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/66-S-138/to-adopt-the-resolution-of-ratification-with-reservations-to (accessed 2026-10-17).