Vote 407

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Michael B. Mukasey of New York, to be Attorney General
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 53-40, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: November 8, 2007, 11:04 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	Tom Carper, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, John Warner	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jim Webb	John Cornyn
Aries	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich	Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski	Lamar Alexander
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller	Chris Dodd
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester	Barack Obama
Libra	Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Kenneth Salazar
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu, Chuck Schumer	Max Baucus, John Kerry, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Byron Dorgan, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	John McCain

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

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

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

	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	Dianne Feinstein	Barbara Boxer
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	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		Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Norm Coleman	Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond	Claire McCaskill
Montana		Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York	Chuck Schumer		Hillary Clinton
North Carolina	Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	George Voinovich	Sherrod Brown
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Bob Casey
Rhode Island		Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina	Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	John Thune	Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Bob Corker		Lamar Alexander
Texas	Kay Bailey Hutchison		John Cornyn
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	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	John Barrasso, Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Carper, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Mary Landrieu, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter	Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Hillary Clinton, John Cornyn, Barack Obama
Pre-boomer	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders	Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Evan Bayh, Tom Carper, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Ben Nelson, Chuck Schumer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama
Independent	Joseph Lieberman	Bernard Sanders
Republican	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, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, 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, 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		Lamar Alexander, John Cornyn, John McCain