Vote 250

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Dennis W. Shedd, of South Carolina, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 55-44, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: November 19, 2002, 8:03 p.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: No (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, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Tom Carper, Mark Dayton, Herb Kohl, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Ben Campbell, Lincoln Chafee, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy	Frank Murkowski
Cancer	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Fritz Hollings, Jeff Sessions	Evan Bayh, Jon Corzine, Tim Johnson
Gemini	Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson
Libra	Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Zell Miller, Olympia Snowe	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Jean Carnahan, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Bob Graham, James Inhofe, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain	Daniel Akaka, Dean Barkley, Max Cleland, Bob Torricelli

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Susan Collins, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Blanche Lincoln, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Jean Carnahan, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow
Male	Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, Lincoln Chafee, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Timothy Hutchinson, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Zell Miller, Ben Nelson, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Dean Barkley, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Tom Carper, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Bill Nelson, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden	Frank Murkowski

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, George Voinovich	Dean Barkley, Evan Bayh, Jean Carnahan, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Northeast	Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	Hillary Clinton, Jon Corzine, Chris Dodd, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Bob Torricelli
South	George Allen, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Thad Cochran, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Zell Miller, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Tom Carper, Max Cleland, John Edwards, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes
West	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden	Frank Murkowski

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Ben Campbell, Peter Fitzgerald, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Timothy Hutchinson, Zell Miller, Donald Nickles, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Dean Barkley, John Breaux, Jean Carnahan, Max Cleland, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Bob Torricelli	Frank Murkowski
2006	George Allen, Conrad Burns, Lincoln Chafee, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum	Mark Dayton, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Mike Crapo, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Blanche Lincoln, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden
2012	Robert Byrd, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Bill Nelson, Debbie Stabenow

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Ted Stevens		Frank Murkowski
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Timothy Hutchinson, Blanche Lincoln
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware		Joe Biden, Tom Carper
Florida	Bob Graham	Bill Nelson
Georgia	Zell Miller	Max Cleland
Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	Daniel Akaka
Idaho	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Peter Fitzgerald	Dick Durbin
Indiana	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, 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, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota		Dean Barkley, Mark Dayton
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond	Jean Carnahan
Montana	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey		Jon Corzine, Bob Torricelli
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York		Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Jesse Helms	John Edwards
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine, George Voinovich
Oklahoma	James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Gordon Smith	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Lincoln 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	George Allen, John Warner
Washington		Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd	Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	George Allen, Sam Brownback, Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, John Ensign, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Blanche Lincoln, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe	Dean Barkley, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Zell Miller, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Jean Carnahan, Max Cleland, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes	Frank Murkowski

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Robert Byrd, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Blanche Lincoln, Zell Miller, Ben Nelson	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Maria Cantwell, Jean Carnahan, Tom Carper, Max Cleland, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden
Independent		Dean Barkley, James Jeffords
Republican	Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Lincoln Chafee, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner		Frank Murkowski