Senate roll call 548 · 115th Congress · Oct 6, 2018
Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
On Oct 6, 2018, the Senate voted 50–48 on “On the Nomination” (PN 2259). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 49–0, Democrats 1–46, Independents 0–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 50
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Oct 6, 2018
By party
- Republicans49 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 46 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Voted present
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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