Senate roll call 119 · 70th Congress · May 26, 1928
To consider H. R. 11526, a bill to authorize the construction of certain naval vessels and for other purposes. (p.10116-2)
On May 26, 1928, the Senate voted 22–43 (HR 11526). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–20, Republicans 8–23, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 members voted against their own party.
During the 70th Congress (1927–1928), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- May 26, 1928
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 20 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 23 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted yes
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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