John Warfield Johnston

Senator from Virginia

SENATEDEMOCRAT1869–1883ID J000191

LegislationHEADLINE

91%with Dems

of 1,761 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

91%with Dems

of 1,761 · both combined

Steepest move

−11 pts

1871 → 1873

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓186918751881

1881–8247th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

92.5%with Democrats

of 386 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1871 → 1873, −11 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Mar 2, 1883noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 1, 1883H.R. 7595No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Feb 27, 1883H.J.Res. 355No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 355), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored

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Feb 27, 1883noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 27, 1883H.J.Res. 331No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 27, 1883noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Feb 22, 1883H.R. 7314No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Feb 20, 1883H.R. 5538No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 386 contested votes scored in the 47th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

7 Congresses

41st · 186947th · 1881

Democrat · Senate · VA41st–47th

Term datesexact

John Warfield Johnston

Senator from Virginia

SENATED1869–18837 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

91.2%with Democrats

of 1,761 votes · 8.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested91%of 1,761 · combined

Steepest move−11 pts1871→73, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018691881

1881–82 · 47th · Democrat · of 386 votes92.5%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 386 contested votes scored in the 47th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

41st · 186947th · 1881

Democrat41st–47th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th