Vote 48

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: nomination M.Margaret McKeown of WA to be us circuit judge 9th circui
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 80-11, with 9 not voting.
Date/time: March 27, 1998, 9:04 a.m.
Republican majority opinion: Yes (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	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas	John Warner	Mike Enzi
Aries	Ben Campbell, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski	Robert Smith	Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Paul Wellstone		Phil Gramm
Capricorn	Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson, Jeff Sessions	Mike DeWine	Lauch Faircloth
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Carol Moseley Braun, Fred Thompson		Timothy Hutchinson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott, Patty Murray		Jesse Helms
Pisces	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe	Mitch McConnell
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Strom Thurmond	Wayne Allard, Donald Nickles	John Kerry
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens		James Inhofe
Taurus	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Sam Brownback, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, John McCain, Bob Torricelli	Chuck Grassley	Bob Bennett

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	John McCain	Jon Kyl
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	Richard Lugar	Dan Coats
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	Spencer Abraham, Carl Levin
Minnesota	Rod Grams, Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond	John Ashcroft
Montana	Max Baucus, Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Bob Kerrey
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			Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	John Glenn	Mike DeWine
Oklahoma		Donald Nickles	James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Rick Santorum
Rhode Island	John Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings, Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas	Kay Bailey Hutchison		Phil Gramm
Utah			Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb	John Warner
Washington	Slade Gorton, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Craig Thomas		Mike Enzi

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

	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, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden		John Kerry
Republican	Spencer Abraham, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Jeffords, Dirk Kempthorne, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Mike DeWine, Chuck Grassley, Jon Kyl, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, John Warner	Bob Bennett, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Phil Gramm, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, James Inhofe