Senate roll call 177 · 78th Congress · May 15, 1944
To end debate on H.R. 7, the poll tax bill.
On May 15, 1944, the Senate voted 36–44 (HR 7). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 21–32, Republicans 21–14, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 members voted against their own party.
During the 78th Congress (1943–1944), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 36
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- May 15, 1944
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 32 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 14 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE voted no
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- John Thomas R-ID voted no
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Samuel Dillon Jackson D-IN voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted no
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Samuel Dillon Jackson D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Sinclair Weeks R-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Arthur Walsh D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
Did not vote
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Wilton Earle Hall D-SC
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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