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Roll Call Vote #29 · 115th Congress · Session 1 · Jan 20, 2017, 4:55 PM (ET)

On the Nomination PN29 (PN 29)

James Mattis, of Washington, to be Secretary of Defense

Nomination Confirmed (98-1)
98 Yea
1 Nay
← Vote #28 Vote #30 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 20 senators

19 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 11 senators

11 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

No senators voted against their party's majority on this vote.

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 98

Nay 1

Not Voting 1

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