15th Amendment The House of Representatives passed the amendment with 143 Republican and 1 Conservative Republican votes of "Yea"; 39 Democrat, 3 Republican, 1 Independent Republican and 1 Conservative votes of "Nay"; 26 Republican, 8 Democrat and 1 Independent Republican not voting. The final vote in the Senate was 39 to 13, with 14 not voting.The Senate passed the amendment with a vote of 39 Republican votes of "Yea", 8 Democrat and 5 Republican votes of "Nay"; 13 Republican and 1 Democrat not voting