To confirm the nomination of lewis a. Tambs of arizona to be ambassador to colombia. (motion passed;2/3 required)

On Mar 8, 1983, the Senate voted 73–20. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 51–0, Democrats 22–20. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 98th Congress (1983–1984), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 73
No: 20
Did not vote: 8
Date: Mar 8, 1983

By party

Republicans51 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats22 yes · 20 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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