Senate roll call 653 · 116th Congress · Nov 9, 2020
James Ray Knepp II, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
On Nov 9, 2020, the Senate voted 62–23 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 1661). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 47–0, Democrats 15–21, Independents 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Result
- Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 62
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Nov 9, 2020
By party
- Republicans47 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Democrats15 yes · 21 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Christopher Murphy D-CT voted yes
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Gary C. Peters D-MI voted yes
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH voted yes
- Sherrod Brown D-OH voted yes
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted yes
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Martha Mcsally R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts 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
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- 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
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- 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
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Did not vote
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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