The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO RECOMMIT THE NOMINATION OF EDWIN R. HOLMES, NOMINATED TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE OF THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.
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 4 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 41 every one voted no; 1 was 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
- Washington: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Minnesota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 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, 2 no
- Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
- Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
- California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
- Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
- Missouri: 0 yes, 2 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, 2 no
- Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
- Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
- South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Mississippi: 1 yes, 1 no
- Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Florida: 0 yes, 1 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.
Alabama 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hugo Lafayette Black (Democrat) — NAY
- John Hollis Bankhead II (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no
Arizona 0 yes, 2 no
California 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hiram Warren Johnson (Republican) — NAY
- William Gibbs McAdoo (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Colorado 0 yes, 2 no
Connecticut 0 yes, 2 no
Delaware 0 yes, 2 no
Florida 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (Democrat) — NAY
- Park Trammell (Democrat) — PRESENT
Georgia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Walter Franklin George (Democrat) — NAY
Iowa 0 yes, 2 no
Idaho 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Pinckney Pope (Democrat) — NAY
- William Edgar Borah (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Illinois 0 yes, 2 no
Indiana 0 yes, 2 no
Kansas 0 yes, 2 no
Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no
Louisiana 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Holmes Overton (Democrat) — NAY
- Rose McConnell Long (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no
Maryland 0 yes, 2 no
Maine 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Michigan 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (Republican) — NAY
- James Couzens (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Minnesota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Missouri 0 yes, 2 no
Mississippi 1 yes, 1 no
Montana 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- James Edward Murray (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no
North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Gerald Prentice Nye (Republican) — PRESENT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier (Republican) — YEA
Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no
New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no
New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no
New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Carl Atwood Hatch (Democrat) — NAY
- Dennis Chavez (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Nevada 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Key Pittman (Democrat) — NAY
- Patrick Anthony McCarran (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
New York 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner (Democrat) — NAY
- Royal Samuel Copeland (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Ohio 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alvin Victor Donahey (Democrat) — YEA
- Robert Johns Bulkley (Democrat) — PRESENT
Oklahoma 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John William Elmer Thomas (Democrat) — YEA
- Thomas Pryor Gore (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 0 yes, 2 no
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no
Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no
South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no
South Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Peter Norbeck (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William John Bulow (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Tennessee 0 yes, 2 no
Texas 0 yes, 2 no
Utah 0 yes, 2 no
Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Carter Glass (Democrat) — PRESENT
- Harry Flood Byrd (Democrat) — NAY
Vermont 0 yes, 2 no
Washington 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no
West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely (Democrat) — NAY
- Rush Dew Holt (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Every vote, by name — 96 members
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