The 15-30 roll call by which the South Carolina Senate voted not to increase the state's sales tax to 7 percent from 5 percent.

On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to increase the tax to 7 percent and a "no" vote was a vote to keep it at 5 percent.

Voting "yes" were 15 Democrats and 0 Republicans.

Voting "no" were 5 Democrats and 25 Republicans.

Not voting was 1 Democrat.

Democrats Voting Yes

Anderson, Greenville; Drummond, Ninety Six; Ford, Charleston; Glover, Florence; Holland, Camden; Hutto, Orangeburg; Jackson, Hopkins; Land, Manning; Leventis, Sumter; Matthews, Bowman; McGill, Kingstree; Moore, Clearwater; Patterson, Columbia; Pinckney, Ridgeland; Short, Chester.

Republicans Voting Yes

None.

Democrats Voting No

Elliott, North Myrtle Beach; Malloy, Hartsville; O'Dell, Ware Shoals; Rankin, Myrtle Beach; Setzler, West Columbia.

Republicans Voting No

Alexander, Walhalla; Branton, Summerville; Cromer, Prosperity; Courson, Columbia; Fair, Greenville; Giese, Columbia; Gregory, Lancaster; Grooms, Bonneau; Hawkins, Spartanburg; Hayes, Rock Hill; Knotts, West Columbia; Kuhn, Charleston; Leatherman, Florence; Martin, Pickens; McConnell, Charleston; Mescher, Pinopolis; Peeler, Gaffney; Ravenel, Mount Pleasant; Richardson, Hilton Head Island; Ritchie, Spartanburg; Ryberg, Aiken; Smith, Greer; Thomas, Fountain Inn; Verdin, Laurens; Waldrep, Anderson.

Those Not Voting

Democrats: Reese, Boiling Springs.