A resolution impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeano

On Dec 8, 2010, the Senate voted 69–27 on “Guilty or Not Guilty” (HRES 1031). Result: Guilty. By party: Democrats 45–10, Republicans 23–17, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 members voted against their own party.

During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Guilty
Yes: 69
No: 27
Did not vote: 15
Date: Dec 8, 2010

By party

Republicans23 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats45 yes · 10 no · 11 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
George S. Lemieux R-FL voted no
Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
Scott P. Brown R-MA voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted no
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
John Cornyn R-TX voted no
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
Joe Manchin III D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Mark Begich D-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Mark Pryor D-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Barbara Boxer D-CA
Dianne Feinstein D-CA
Mark Udall D-CO
Michael F. Bennet D-CO
Christopher A. Coons D-DE
Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
Evan Bayh D-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
John Forbes Kerry D-MA
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Carl Levin D-MI
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
Al Franken D-MN
Amy Klobuchar D-MN
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Jon Tester D-MT
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Kay Hagan D-NC
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
Kent Conrad D-ND
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
Robert Menendez D-NJ
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
George Victor Voinovich R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Jeff Merkley D-OR
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Arlen Specter D-PA
Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
James W. Demint R-SC
John Thune R-SD
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
Mark R. Warner D-VA
Bernard Sanders 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
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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