Vote 1

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture On The Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr. of New Jersey, To Be An Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court
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: Agreed to, 72-25, with 3 not voting.
Date/time: January 30, 2006, 4:40 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, Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Mark Dayton, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Lincoln Chafee, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Patrick Leahy	John Ensign
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Robert Menendez
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Bill Nelson, Jim Talent	Patty Murray	Chuck Hagel
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Bill Frist, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu	John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Jack Reed	Tom Harkin
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	James Jeffords, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, John Sununu

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None		Barack Obama
2006	George Allen, Conrad Burns, Lincoln Chafee, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent	Mark Dayton, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, James Inhofe, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner	Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed	Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Kenneth Salazar, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Kent Conrad, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Robert Menendez, Debbie Stabenow	John Ensign

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Kenneth Salazar
Connecticut	Joseph Lieberman	Chris Dodd
Delaware	Tom Carper	Joe Biden
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	Max Baucus, Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Ben Nelson		Chuck Hagel
Nevada		Harry Reid	John Ensign
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
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	Tim Johnson, John Thune
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	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Joseph Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar	Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Robert Menendez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Tom Harkin
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, Mike Enzi, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, 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, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner		John Ensign, Chuck Hagel