The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, THE CONFIRMATION OF THE NOMINATION OF PIERCE BUTLER TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. (P.813-1)
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.
- 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).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
How each state's senators voted
In 3 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 38 every one voted no; 4 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
- Alaska: no member on this roll call
- Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
- Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
- Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
- Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Rhode Island: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Ohio: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
- California: 0 yes, 2 no
- Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
- Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
- Missouri: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
- Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
- Kansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
- Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Florida: 1 yes, 1 no
Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.
Alabama 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Thomas Heflin (Democrat) — YEA
- Oscar Wilder Underwood (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no
Arizona 0 yes, 2 no
California 0 yes, 2 no
Colorado 0 yes, 2 no
Connecticut 0 yes, 2 no
Delaware 0 yes, 2 no
Florida 1 yes, 1 no
Georgia 1 yes, 1 no
Iowa 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Baird Cummins (Republican) — NAY
- Smith Wildman Brookhart (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Idaho 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Robert Gooding (Republican) — NAY
- William Edgar Borah (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Illinois 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Medill McCormick (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Brown McKinley (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Indiana 0 yes, 2 no
Kansas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arthur Capper (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Charles Curtis (Republican) — NAY
Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no
Louisiana 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edwin Sidney Broussard (Democrat) — NAY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no
Maryland 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Irwin France (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Ovington Eugene Weller (Republican) — NAY
Maine 0 yes, 2 no
Michigan 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Elroy Townsend (Republican) — NAY
- James Couzens (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no
Missouri 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Alexander Reed (Democrat) — NAY
- Selden Palmer Spencer (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no
Montana 0 yes, 2 no
North Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Lee Slater Overman (Democrat) — NAY
North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edwin Fremont Ladd (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Porter James McCumber (Republican) — NAY
Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no
New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no
New Jersey 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen (Republican) — NAY
- Walter Evans Edge (Republican) — NOT VOTING
New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no
Nevada 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Key Pittman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie (Republican) — NAY
New York 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (Republican) — NAY
- William Musgrave Calder (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Ohio 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Atlee Pomerene (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Frank Bartlett Willis (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Oklahoma 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John William Harreld (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Latham Owen (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Linza McNary (Republican) — NAY
- Robert Nelson Stanfield (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no
Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- LeBaron Bradford Colt (Republican) — NAY
- Peter Goelet Gerry (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
South Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ellison DuRant Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial (Democrat) — NAY
South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Tennessee 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Knight Shields (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Kenneth Douglas McKellar (Democrat) — YEA
Texas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Allen Culberson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Morris Sheppard (Democrat) — YEA
Utah 0 yes, 2 no
Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Carter Glass (Democrat) — NAY
- Claude Augustus Swanson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Vermont 0 yes, 2 no
Washington 0 yes, 2 no
Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no
West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Davis Elkins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Howard Sutherland (Republican) — NAY
Wyoming 0 yes, 2 no
Every vote, by name — 96 members
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