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Elbert Duncan Thomas

Senator from Utah
SENATEDEMOCRAT1933–1951ID T000164
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LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 1,178 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 1,178 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1945 → 1947
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 ↓193319391945
1949–5081st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
91.7%with Democrats
of 253 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1945 → 1947, −12 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
Dec 18, 1950S.Res. 371No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1950S.J.Res. 207No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1950S.Res. 371No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.Res. 371), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 11, 1950S. 4234No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1950S. 4234No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1950S. 3295No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1950S. 3295No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 7, 1950S.J.Res. 207No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 22, 1950H.R. 9490No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 253 contested votes scored in the 81st 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

9 Congresses
73rd · 193381st · 1949
Democrat · Senate · UT73rd–81st
Term datesexact
Members · Utah
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Elbert Duncan Thomas

Senator from Utah
SENATED1933–19519 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
89.1%with Democrats
of 1,178 votes · 10.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested89%of 1,178 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1945→47, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019331949
1949–50 · 81st · Democrat · of 253 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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 253 contested votes scored in the 81st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

73rd · 193381st · 1949
Democrat73rd–81st

Party switchers

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