Vote 327

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation William Lindsay Osteen, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 86-0, with 14 not voting.
Date/time: September 10, 2007, 11:06 a.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	Not Voting
Aquarius	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb	Frank Lautenberg
Aries	Bob Casey, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich	Larry Craig, Carl Levin
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester	Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson	Chuck Hagel, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, 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, Sherrod Brown, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders, John Sununu	John McCain

	Yes	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Hillary Clinton
Male	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Bernard Sanders, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jon Tester, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Jim Webb, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Larry Craig, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, John McCain, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse

	Yes	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune, George Voinovich	Dick Durbin, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Carl Levin, Barack Obama
Northeast	Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Frank Lautenberg, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse
South	Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, John Warner, Jim Webb	Joe Biden, James Inhofe
West	Daniel Akaka, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Jon Tester, Ron Wyden	Larry Craig, John McCain

	Yes	Not Voting
None		Barack Obama
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner	Joe Biden, Larry Craig, Dick Durbin, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Chris Dodd, John McCain, Chuck Schumer
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Edward Kennedy, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb	Hillary Clinton, Sheldon Whitehouse

	Yes	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	Mike Crapo	Larry Craig
Illinois		Dick Durbin, Barack Obama
Indiana	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
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	Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Debbie Stabenow	Carl Levin
Minnesota	Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Ben Nelson	Chuck Hagel
Nevada	John Ensign, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey	Robert Menendez	Frank Lautenberg
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	Sherrod Brown, George Voinovich
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn	James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Bob Casey, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Jack Reed	Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina	Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	Tim Johnson, John Thune
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
Texas	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	Patrick Leahy, Bernard Sanders
Virginia	John Warner, Jim Webb
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

	Yes	Not Voting
Baby boomer	John Barrasso, Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, John Sununu, Jon Tester, John Thune, David Vitter, Jim Webb, Ron Wyden	Hillary Clinton, Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich, John Warner	Joe Biden, Larry Craig, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, John McCain

	Yes	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Larry Craig, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, John McCain