Senate roll call 83 · 84th Congress · Jul 29, 1955
Nomination of john a. Hall to be director of locomotive inspection, interstate commerce commission. Confirmed.
On Jul 29, 1955, the Senate voted 43–41. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 8–37, Republicans 36–7, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 84th Congress (1955–1956), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 43
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jul 29, 1955
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 37 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans36 yes · 7 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- James Glenn Beall R-MD voted no
- Frederick George Payne R-ME voted no
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- William Langer R-ND voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted no
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- George Harrison Bender R-OH
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- William Kerr Scott D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
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