To table the denton, al) amendment to S 2701, the comprehensive anti-apartheid act, which would assure that when further sanctions are imposed, full account has

On Aug 15, 1986, the Senate voted 73–26 (S 2701). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 26–26, Democrats 47–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 members voted against their own party.

During the 99th Congress (1985–1986), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 73
No: 26
Did not vote: 2
Date: Aug 15, 1986

By party

Republicans26 yes · 26 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats47 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL voted no
William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Paula Hawkins R-FL voted no
James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
James Thomas Broyhill R-NC voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted no
Jacob Chic Hecht R-NV voted no
Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
John Porter East R-NC

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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