Vote 9

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: nomination David Satcher (TN) to be surgeon general
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 63-35, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: February 10, 1998, 11:32 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	Paul Coverdell, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter	Conrad Burns, Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas	John Warner
Aries	Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy	Ben Campbell, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Paul Wellstone	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison	Carl Levin
Capricorn	Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller	Spencer Abraham, Gordon Smith
Leo	Dale Bumpers, Carol Moseley Braun, Fred Thompson	Alfonse D'amato, Timothy Hutchinson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Patty Murray	Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott
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, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Strom Thurmond	Wayne Allard, Donald Nickles
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Connie Mack, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne
Taurus	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, John McCain, Bob Torricelli	Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Ted Stevens	Frank Murkowski
Arizona	John McCain	Jon Kyl
Arkansas	Dale Bumpers	Timothy Hutchinson
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado		Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
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		Spencer Abraham	Carl Levin
Minnesota	Paul Wellstone	Rod Grams
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond	John Ashcroft
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	Daniel Moynihan	Alfonse D'amato
North Carolina		Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	John Glenn	Mike DeWine
Oklahoma		James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Ron Wyden	Gordon Smith
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		Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
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		Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

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

	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, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, 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		Carl Levin
Republican	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Paul Coverdell, Pete Domenici, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, James Jeffords, Connie Mack, John McCain, William Roth, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Dan Coats, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Craig Thomas	John Warner