John Potter Stockton

Senator from New Jersey

SENATEDEMOCRAT1865–1875ID S000939

LegislationHEADLINE

90%with Dems

of 924 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

90%with Dems

of 924 · both combined

Steepest move

−7 pts

1865 → 1869

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 ↓18651871

1873–7443rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

91.7%with Democrats

of 180 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1865 → 1869, −7 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 3, 1875H.R. 4740No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 3, 1875H.R. 4740No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Mar 3, 1875H.R. 4740No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4740), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

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Mar 3, 1875H.R. 4729No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 2, 1875H.R. 4729No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Mar 2, 1875H.R. 4740No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 2, 1875H.R. 4680No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 2, 1875H.R. 4680No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 180 contested votes scored in the 43rd 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

4 Congresses

39th · 186543rd · 1873

Democrat · Senate · NJ39th–43rd

Term datesexact

John Potter Stockton

Senator from New Jersey

SENATED1865–18754 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

89.6%with Democrats

of 924 votes · 10.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested90%of 924 · combined

Steepest move−7 pts1865→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018651873

1873–74 · 43rd · Democrat · of 180 votes91.7%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 180 contested votes scored in the 43rd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

39th · 186543rd · 1873

Democrat39th–43rd

Party switchers

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