Vote 129

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John R. Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the U.S. to the United Nations
Vote type: 3/5 (Help)
A three-fifths majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used in the Senate.
Result: Rejected, 56-42, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: May 26, 2005, 6:17 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, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Tom Carper, Mark Dayton, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes	Arlen Specter
Aries	Lincoln Chafee, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Johnny Isakson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Jon Corzine, Tim Johnson
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Barack Obama
Libra	Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott, Jim Talent	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu	Max Baucus, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka	Daniel Inouye

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mary Landrieu, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow
Male	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Richard Burr, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Tom Harkin, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	Daniel Inouye, Arlen Specter

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Mike DeWine, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Jim Talent, John Thune, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Kent Conrad, Mark Dayton, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Debbie Stabenow
Northeast	Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu	Hillary Clinton, Jon Corzine, Chris Dodd, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer	Arlen Specter
South	Lamar Alexander, George Allen, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mary Landrieu, Trent Lott, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, John Warner	Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Bill Frist, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes
West	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Ron Wyden	Daniel Inouye

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None		Jon Corzine, Barack Obama
2006	George Allen, Conrad Burns, Lincoln Chafee, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent	Mark Dayton, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mary Landrieu, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	Daniel Inouye, Arlen Specter
2012	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, 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	Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Mark Pryor	Blanche Lincoln
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard	Kenneth Salazar
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware		Joe Biden, Tom Carper
Florida	Mel Martinez	Bill Nelson
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka	Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois		Dick Durbin, Barack Obama
Indiana	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu, David Vitter
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts		Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan		Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Norm Coleman	Mark Dayton
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond, Jim Talent
Montana	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey		Jon Corzine, Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York		Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine, George Voinovich
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum		Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Lincoln Chafee	Jack Reed
South Carolina	Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	John Thune	Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander	Bill Frist
Texas	John Cornyn, 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, Richard Burr, Lincoln Chafee, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Mary Landrieu, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Pryor, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, Jim Talent, John Thune, David Vitter	Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Mark Dayton, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Tim Johnson, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes	Daniel Inouye, Arlen Specter

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Mary Landrieu, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Daniel Inouye
Independent		James Jeffords
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Richard Burr, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Bill Frist	Arlen Specter