Senate roll call 326 · 108th Congress · Sep 4, 2003
To provide funding for rural education.
On Sep 4, 2003, the Senate voted 52–43 on “On the Motion” (HR 2660). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 9–42, Democrats 42–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 108th Congress (2003–2004), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 52
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Sep 4, 2003
By party
- Republicans9 yes · 42 no
- Democrats42 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted yes
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy 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
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- 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
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- John Edwards D-NC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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