Senate roll call 41 · 118th Congress · Mar 7, 2023
Robert Stewart Ballou, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia
On Mar 7, 2023, the Senate voted 59–37 on “On the Nomination” (PN 166). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 11–37, Democrats 45–0, Independents 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 118th Congress (2023–2024), Joe Biden was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 59
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Mar 7, 2023
By party
- Republicans11 yes · 37 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents3 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats45 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD voted yes
- John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT voted yes
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- 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
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen 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
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R-AL
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R-MO
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Theodore Paul Budd R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- John Peter (Pete) Ricketts R-NE
- James David Vance R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
Did not vote
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Laphonza Romanique Butler D-CA
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- George S. Helmy D-NJ
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA
- Joe Manchin III I-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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