Senate roll call 786 · 119th Congress · May 19, 2026
Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina
On May 19, 2026, the Senate voted 52–38 on “On the Nomination” (PN 8511). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 44–0, Democrats 8–36, Independents 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 119th Congress (2025–2026), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 52
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- May 19, 2026
By party
- Republicans44 yes · 0 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Democrats8 yes · 36 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ voted yes
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted yes
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH voted yes
- Martin Heinrich D-NM voted yes
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA voted yes
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Ashley Brooke Moody R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- James E. Banks R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Roger Wayne Marshall 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
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R-MO
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Theodore Paul Budd R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- John Peter (Pete) Ricketts R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Bernardo (Bernie) Moreno R-OH
- Jon Allen Husted R-OH
- Alan Armstrong R-OK
- James Lankford R-OK
- David Harold Mccormick R-PA
- John Karl Fetterman D-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
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- John R. Curtis R-UT
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- James Conley Justice II R-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Angela Deneece Alsobrooks D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- 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
Did not vote
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Timothy Patrick Sheehy R-MT
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- James David Vance R-OH
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Darline Graham R-SC
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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