Senate roll call 593 · 105th Congress · Oct 2, 1998
Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
On Oct 2, 1998, the Senate voted 68–28 on “On the Nomination” (PN 402). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 26–28, Democrats 42–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 members voted against their own party.
During the 105th Congress (1997–1998), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 68
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Oct 2, 1998
By party
- Republicans26 yes · 28 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats42 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted yes
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Rod Grams R-MN voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- William H. Frist R-TN voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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