Senate roll call 90 · 79th Congress · Nov 15, 1945
S 1120. Radcliffe amend. On the maritime commission.
On Nov 15, 1945, the Senate voted 30–25 (S 1120). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 12–22, Republicans 18–2, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Nov 15, 1945
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 22 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- John Moses D-ND
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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