The question
The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Senate recorded vote (98th Congress) · October 9, 1984
Recorded vote
TO TABLE THE MELCHER PERFECTING AMENDMENT TO THE TSONGAS AMENDMENT. THE TSONGAS AMENDMENT LIMITS THE INCREASE IN THE LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC DEBT AND PROVIDES FOR CONSIDERATION OF DEFICIT REDUCTION LEGISLATION PRI…
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The tally
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
The people
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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 map
How each state's senators voted
In 9 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 29 every one voted no; 10 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: 0 yes, 2 no
- Maine: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
- Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
- Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
- Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
- Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
- Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
- Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
- Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
- Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
- Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
- Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arizona: 1 yes, 1 no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
- Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
- South Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
- Louisiana: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Mississippi: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
- Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
- Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.
Alaska 0 yes, 2 no
Alabama 2 yes, 0 no
Arkansas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Dale Bumpers (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- David Hampton Pryor (Democrat) — NAY
Arizona 1 yes, 1 no
California 0 yes, 2 no
- Alan Cranston (Democrat) — NAY
- Pete Wilson (Republican) — NAY
Colorado 0 yes, 2 no
Connecticut 0 yes, 2 no
Delaware 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (Democrat) — NAY
- William Victor Roth Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Florida 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Paula Hawkins (Republican) — NAY
Georgia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Mack Francis Mattingly (Republican) — NAY
- Samuel Augustus Nunn (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Hawaii 0 yes, 2 no
Iowa 0 yes, 2 no
Idaho 0 yes, 2 no
Illinois 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alan John Dixon (Democrat) — NAY
- Charles Harting Percy (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Indiana 1 yes, 1 no
Kansas 1 yes, 1 no
Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no
Louisiana 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Russell Billiu Long (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Massachusetts 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Moore Kennedy (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas (Democrat) — NAY
Maryland 1 yes, 1 no
Maine 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- George John Mitchell (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Sebastian Cohen (Republican) — NAY
Michigan 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Carl Levin (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (Democrat) — NAY
Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no
Missouri 1 yes, 1 no
Mississippi 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John Cornelius Stennis (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thad Cochran (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Montana 0 yes, 2 no
- John Melcher (Democrat) — NAY
- Max Baucus (Democrat) — NAY
North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no
North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no
New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no
New Jersey 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank R. Lautenberg (Democrat) — YEA
- William Warren Bradley (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no
Nevada 1 yes, 1 no
New York 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alfonse Marcello D'amato (Republican) — NAY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Ohio 0 yes, 2 no
Oklahoma 0 yes, 2 no
Oregon 1 yes, 1 no
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no
Rhode Island 1 yes, 1 no
South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ernest Frederick Hollings (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- James Strom Thurmond (Republican) — YEA
South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Tennessee 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. (Republican) — YEA
- James Ralph Sasser (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Texas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Goodwin Tower (Republican) — YEA
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Utah 0 yes, 2 no
Virginia 1 yes, 1 no
Vermont 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Patrick J. Leahy (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Theodore Stafford (Republican) — YEA
Washington 2 yes, 0 no
Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no
West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no
Wyoming 2 yes, 0 no
Official records
Every vote, by name — 101 members
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