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 53 senators
51 Yea / 0 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
41 Yea / 3 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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John Cornyn (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Cruz (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
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 (WI)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Richard Blumenthal (CT)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Joe Donnelly (IN)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Deb Fischer (NE)
- Jeff Flake (AZ)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Martin Heinrich (NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- Mazie Hirono (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Tim Kaine (VA)
- Angus King (ME)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Chris Murphy (CT)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Marco Rubio (FL)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Brian Schatz (HI)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Tim Scott (SC)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- John Thune (SD)
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Elizabeth Warren (MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 3
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Ted Cruz (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
Not Voting 2
- John Hoeven (ND)
- Patty Murray (WA)
Present 1
- John Kerry (MA)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).