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Senate recorded vote (35th Congress) · March 31, 1858
S. 86

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 86 IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR SECOND SECTION, WHICH SUBSTITUTE PROVIDES THAT UNTIL NEW CENSUS BE TAKEN THE STATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THREE (3) REPRESENTATIVES DURING THIS SESSION OF CONGRES…

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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on S. 86

March 24, 1858 · TO AMEND S. 86 (11 STAT. 285, APP. 5/11/1858)… · 12–33 March 25, 1858 · TO POSTPONE S. 86, IN ORDER TO TAKE UP H. R. … · 10–31 March 29, 1858 · TO AMEND S. 86, BY GIVING TO MINNESOTA ONE RE… · 8–41 March 29, 1858 · TO AMEND BILL S. 86, BY PROVIDING THAT A CENS… · 22–21 March 31, 1858 · TO AMEND S. 86 IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE … · 14–34 March 31, 1858 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO S. 86 SO AS TO AUTHORIZ… · 11–33 March 31, 1858 · TO AMEND S. 86 IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE … · 20–27 March 31, 1858 · TO AMEND S. 86 IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE … · 23–26 March 31, 1858 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE AMENDMENT… · 27–22 April 1, 1858 · TO AMEND S. 86 IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE … · 29–21 April 7, 1858 · TO PASS S. 86 (11 STAT. 285, APP. 5/11/1858),… · 49–3 May 11, 1858 · TO ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO S. 86, (11 STAT. 285… · 72–117 May 11, 1858 · TO ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO S. 86, RELATING TO A… · 51–141 May 11, 1858 · TO PASS S. 86, AN ACT FOR ADMISSION OF MINNES… · 157–39
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 5 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 19 every one voted no; 7 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: no member on this roll call
  6. Idaho: no member on this roll call
  7. Montana: no member on this roll call
  8. North Dakota: no member on this roll call
  9. Minnesota: no member on this roll call
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: no member on this roll call
  17. Nevada: no member on this roll call
  18. Wyoming: no member on this roll call
  19. South Dakota: no member on this roll call
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: no member on this roll call
  29. Nebraska: no member on this roll call
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: no member on this roll call
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arkansas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Florida 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Georgia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Illinois 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Louisiana 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Missouri 2 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no

New York 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 1 yes, 1 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

Tennessee 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 62 members

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