Confermation of nomination of rutherford m. Poots a deputy administrator of a.i.d.

On May 16, 1967, the Senate voted 61–24. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 47–11, Republicans 19–15. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 members voted against their own party.

During the 90th Congress (1967–1968), Lyndon B. Johnson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 61
No: 24
Did not vote: 9
Date: May 16, 1967

By party

Democrats47 yes · 11 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 15 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK voted no
James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted no
George Lloyd Murphy R-CA voted no
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted no
John James Williams R-DE voted no
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted no
Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID voted no
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted no
John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted no
Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD voted no
Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD voted no
Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted no
Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted no
Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted no
Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY 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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