What was the result of Senate roll call vote 76 in the 102nd Congress?

The Senate vote on May 22, 1991 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (55-43)", 55-43. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 261 to S.Amdt. 242 to S. 3 (House of Representatives Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1991).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 76?

55 senators voted Yea and 43 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 76 in the 102nd Congress?

Democrats voted 53-2 and Republicans voted 1-38. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #76 · 102nd Congress · Session 1 · May 22, 1991, 9:10 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 261 to S.Amdt. 242 to S. 3 (House of Representatives Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1991)

Amendment S.Amdt. 261 (To eliminate all taxpayer subsidies for Senate election campaigns.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (55-43)

55 Yea

43 Nay

← Vote #75 Vote #77 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 56 senators

53 Yea / 2 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 40 senators

1 Yea / 38 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 55

Nay 43

Not Voting 2

Jesse Helms (NC)
David Pryor (AR)

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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