What was the result of Senate roll call vote 273 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Dec 7, 2006 ended "Cloture Motion Agreed to (89-6, 3/5 majority required)", 89-6. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion PN1396 (PN 1396).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 273?

89 senators voted Yea and 6 voted Nay. 5 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 273 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 40-4 and Democrats voted 34-1. 5 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #273 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Dec 7, 2006, 10:34 AM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion PN1396 (PN 1396)

Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services

Cloture Motion Agreed to (89-6, 3/5 majority required)

89 Yea

6 Nay

← Vote #272 Vote #274 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

40 Yea / 4 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 37 senators

34 Yea / 1 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Rick Santorum (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 89

Nay 6

Not Voting 5

Other Votes on PN 1396

Vote #274 On the Nomination PN1396

Nomination Confirmed (80-11) Dec 7, 2006

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

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