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Senate roll call 426 · 113th Congress · May 8, 2014

James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin

On May 8, 2014, the Senate voted 56–40 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 1223). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 50–0, Republicans 4–40, Independents 2–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 4 members voted against their own party.

During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result
Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes
56
No
40
Did not vote
9
Date
May 8, 2014

By party

  • Republicans4 yes · 40 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats50 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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