| − | Simpson was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962. | + | Simpson was elected to the United States Senate in 1962.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121192 WY US Senate - Special Election]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref> |
| | He voted against the final Senate passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref> because he favored state action on civil rights instead of the national government.<ref>Billy Hathorn, Review of Dude Ranching in the Yellowstone Country: Larry Larom and Valley Ranch, 1915-1969 by W. Hudson Kensel, South Dakota History, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 458, 460.</ref> However, he did vote in favor of the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref> | | He voted against the final Senate passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref> because he favored state action on civil rights instead of the national government.<ref>Billy Hathorn, Review of Dude Ranching in the Yellowstone Country: Larry Larom and Valley Ranch, 1915-1969 by W. Hudson Kensel, South Dakota History, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 458, 460.</ref> However, he did vote in favor of the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref> |