Vote 272

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation: Robert M. Gates, of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 95-2, with 3 not voting.
Date/time: December 6, 2006, 4:39 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: 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, Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mark Dayton, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner
Aries	Lincoln Chafee, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune		Evan Bayh
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Norm Coleman, Barack Obama		Liddy Dole
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Jim Talent
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning	Joe Biden
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter, Ron Wyden	Rick Santorum
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, John Sununu

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

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

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

	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	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
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	Mitch McConnell	Jim Bunning
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	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign, Harry Reid
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	Arlen Specter	Rick Santorum
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	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Robert Menendez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden		Evan Bayh, Joe Biden
Independent	James Jeffords
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, 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, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Bill Frist, 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, 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	Jim Bunning, Rick Santorum	Liddy Dole