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Roll Call Vote #1 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Jan 30, 2006, 4:40 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion PN1059 (PN 1059)

Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-25, 3/5 majority required)
72 Yea
25 Nay
← Vote #366 (Session 1) Vote #2 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

44 Yea / 0 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 37 senators

17 Yea / 19 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 72

Nay 25

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on PN 1059

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).