The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
S 35. PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY U.S. MARSHALS W/OUT REGARD TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. ON PASSAGE.
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
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- 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)
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.
How each state's senators voted
In 12 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 19 every one voted no; 13 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: 1 yes, 1 no
- Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
- Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
- New York: 0 yes, 2 no
- Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
- Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Iowa: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
- Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- California: 0 yes, 2 no
- Utah: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
- Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
- West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
- Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
- Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
- South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 1 yes, 1 no
- Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
- Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
- Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
- Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 2 yes, 0 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, 1 no
Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no
Arizona 2 yes, 0 no
California 0 yes, 2 no
Colorado 1 yes, 1 no
Connecticut 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Brien McMahon (Democrat) — PRESENT
- William Benton (Democrat) — NAY
Delaware 1 yes, 1 no
Florida 1 yes, 1 no
Georgia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Iowa 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Idaho 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Clarence Dworshak (Republican) — PRESENT
- Herman Welker (Republican) — YEA
Illinois 0 yes, 2 no
Indiana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Homer Earl Capehart (Republican) — PRESENT
- William Ezra Jenner (Republican) — YEA
Kansas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel (Republican) — YEA
- Frank Carlson (Republican) — PRESENT
Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no
Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no
Massachusetts 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Maryland 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Maine 1 yes, 1 no
Michigan 1 yes, 1 no
Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no
Missouri 0 yes, 2 no
Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no
Montana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Edward Murray (Democrat) — PRESENT
- Zales Nelson Ecton (Republican) — YEA
North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no
North Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Milton Ruben Young (Republican) — PRESENT
- William Langer (Republican) — PRESENT
Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no
New Hampshire 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no
New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Clinton Presba Anderson (Democrat) — NAY
- Dennis Chavez (Democrat) — PRESENT
Nevada 1 yes, 1 no
New York 0 yes, 2 no
Ohio 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Oklahoma 1 yes, 1 no
Oregon 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Guy Cordon (Republican) — NAY
- Wayne Lyman Morse (Republican) — PRESENT
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Martin (Republican) — PRESENT
- James Henderson Duff (Republican) — PRESENT
Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no
South Carolina 1 yes, 1 no
South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Tennessee 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Texas 2 yes, 0 no
Utah 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Virginia 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Absalom Willis Robertson (Democrat) — PRESENT
- Harry Flood Byrd (Democrat) — PRESENT
Vermont 0 yes, 2 no
Washington 1 yes, 1 no
Wisconsin 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Alexander Wiley (Republican) — PRESENT
- Joseph Raymond McCarthy (Republican) — PRESENT
West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no
Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Every vote, by name — 96 members
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