Vote 107

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor General
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 61-31, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: March 19, 2009, 5 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: No (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	Tom Carper, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Arlen Specter
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar		John Ensign
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Lindsey Graham
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Kay Hagan, Jay Rockefeller	Mike Johanns, Lisa Murkowski	Amy Klobuchar
Leo	Roland Burris, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse		Patty Murray
Pisces	Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Mitch McConnell	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	Richard Burr	Thad Cochran
Scorpio	Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez	Barbara Boxer
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lisa Murkowski	Barbara Boxer, Amy Klobuchar, Patty Murray
Male	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Thad Cochran, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Edward Kennedy

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Mike Johanns, Pat Roberts, John Thune, George Voinovich	Amy Klobuchar
Northeast	Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Judd Gregg, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Sheldon Whitehouse	Arlen Specter	Edward Kennedy
South	Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Tom Coburn, Kay Hagan, Edward Kaufman, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Mark Warner, Jim Webb	Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	Thad Cochran, Lindsey Graham
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, Jeff Merkley, Harry Reid, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, James Risch	Barbara Boxer, John Ensign, Patty Murray

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Roland Burris, Kay Hagan, Edward Kaufman, Jeff Merkley, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner	Mike Johanns, James Risch
2008	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Tom Udall, Mark Udall	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Roger Wicker	Thad Cochran, Lindsey Graham
2010	Evan Bayh, Tom Coburn, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Bob Corker, Kay Bailey Hutchison	John Ensign, Edward Kennedy, Amy Klobuchar

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Mark Begich	Lisa Murkowski
Arizona	Jon Kyl	John McCain
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California	Dianne Feinstein		Barbara Boxer
Colorado	Michael Bennet, Mark Udall
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Tom Carper, Edward Kaufman
Florida	Bill Nelson	Mel Martinez
Georgia		Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Mike Crapo, James Risch
Illinois	Roland Burris, Dick Durbin
Indiana	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
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	John Kerry		Edward Kennedy
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota			Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi		Roger Wicker	Thad Cochran
Missouri	Claire McCaskill	Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Ben Nelson	Mike Johanns
Nevada	Harry Reid		John Ensign
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Jeanne Shaheen
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall
New York	Kirsten Gillibrand, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Kay Hagan	Richard Burr
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Sherrod Brown	George Voinovich
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn	James Inhofe
Oregon	Jeff Merkley, 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	Orrin Hatch	Bob Bennett
Vermont	Patrick Leahy, Bernard Sanders
Virginia	Mark 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	Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Tom Coburn, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Kay Hagan, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike Johanns, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, John Thune, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Amy Klobuchar, Patty Murray
Post-boomer	Kirsten Gillibrand
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Barbara Mikulski, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders	Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Barbara Boxer, Thad Cochran, Edward Kennedy

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Barbara Mikulski, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden		Barbara Boxer, Edward Kennedy, Amy Klobuchar, Patty Murray
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Tom Coburn, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Thad Cochran, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham