Roll Call Vote #5 · 113th Congress · Session 1 · Jan 29, 2013, 4:05 PM (ET)
On the Nomination PN42 (PN 42)
John Forbes Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of State
Nomination Confirmed (94-3)
94 Yea
3 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 26 senators
25 Yea / 0 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 24 senators
23 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 94
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- Tammy Baldwin
- John Barrasso
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper
- Bob Casey
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins
- Chris Coons
- Bob Corker (TN)
- Mike Crapo
- Joe Donnelly (IN)
- Dick Durbin
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Deb Fischer
- Jeff Flake (AZ)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Martin Heinrich
- Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- Mazie Hirono
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Tim Kaine
- Angus King
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Amy Klobuchar
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Mike Lee
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Mitch McConnell
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Jerry Moran
- Lisa Murkowski
- Chris Murphy
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Rand Paul
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jim Risch
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Marco Rubio
- Bernie Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Chuck Schumer
- Tim Scott
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester
- John Thune
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Mark Warner
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger Wicker
- Ron Wyden
Nay 3
Not Voting 2
Present 1
- John Kerry (MA)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).