Vote 295

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Nomination: Sonia Sotomayor to be U.S.Circuit Judge, 2nd Circuit
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 67-29, with 4 not voting.
Date/time: October 2, 1998, 10:35 a.m.
Republican majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, John Warner	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas
Aries	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski	Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Paul Wellstone	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison	John Glenn
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Tim Johnson	Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Jeff Sessions	Fritz Hollings
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Spencer Abraham
Leo	Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato	Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson	Carol Moseley Braun
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Jesse Helms, Patty Murray	Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott
Pisces	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe	Mitch McConnell	Kit Bond
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid	Wayne Allard, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Connie Mack, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne
Taurus	Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Bob Torricelli	Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Carol Moseley Braun
Male	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Alfonse D'amato, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Bob Torricelli, John Warner, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Kit Bond, John Glenn, Fritz Hollings

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Dan Coats, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Rod Grams, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Paul Wellstone	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Pat Roberts	Kit Bond, John Glenn, Carol Moseley Braun
Northeast	John Chafee, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Bob Torricelli	Robert Smith
South	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Thad Cochran, Wendell Ford, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Jesse Helms, Mary Landrieu, Connie Mack, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, John Warner	Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Phil Gramm, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Fritz Hollings
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Ben Campbell, Pete Domenici, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Frank Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Ron Wyden	Wayne Allard, Conrad Burns, Larry Craig, Mike Enzi, Slade Gorton, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Tom Daschle, Alfonse D'amato, Wendell Ford, Bob Graham, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Bob Kerrey, Connie Mack, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	John Glenn, Fritz Hollings, Carol Moseley Braun
2006	Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes	Conrad Burns
2008	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Wayne Allard, Larry Craig, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions
2010	Bob Bennett, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden	Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Richard Shelby	Kit Bond
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona		Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Dale Bumpers	Timothy Hutchinson
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Ben Campbell	Wayne Allard
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, William Roth
Florida	Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Max Cleland	Paul Coverdell
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois	Dick Durbin		Carol Moseley Braun
Indiana	Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas		Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Wendell Ford	Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux, Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin	Spencer Abraham
Minnesota	Rod Grams, Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Trent Lott
Missouri		John Ashcroft	Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus	Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Bob Kerrey	Chuck Hagel
Nevada	Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg	Robert Smith
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Bob Torricelli
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York	Alfonse D'amato, Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina	Jesse Helms	Lauch Faircloth
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine		John Glenn
Oklahoma		James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	John Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina		Strom Thurmond	Fritz Hollings
South Dakota	Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Bill Frist	Fred Thompson
Texas		Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb, John Warner
Washington	Patty Murray	Slade Gorton
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions	Carol Moseley Braun
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Alfonse D'amato, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Warner, Paul Wellstone	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Kit Bond, John Glenn, Fritz Hollings

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden		John Glenn, Fritz Hollings, Carol Moseley Braun
Republican	Bob Bennett, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, James Jeffords, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Kit Bond