Which Senators voted for and against Brett Kavanaugh – Quartz

The US Senate confirmed today (Oct. 6) that Brett Kavanaugh was the 114th Supreme Court Judge, with 50 Yea and 48 Nay, the smallest margin since 1881 (paywall). The confirmation ends a hearing involving several women accusing the candidate of being sexually misconduct (including Christine Blasey Ford, who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee), a limited FBI investigation into Ford's allegations, an angry testimony from Kavanaugh and several other people. to voice concerns about the character and habits of a man's consumption that in a few days will begin to play a central role in the highest court of the United States.

In the end, only one Republican senator voted differently from the party line: Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who had previously voted against the debate's standings. Yet his vote today was not recorded as a "no". Instead, she voted as "a gift", matching her vote to Senator Steve Daines of Montana, who was attending her daughter's wedding. Although this is an old and rare practice, senators are allowed to match their votes when they go in opposite directions (in this case, the "Nay" of Murkowski and the "Yea" of Daines) if they can not attend the vote, the two votes one on the other.

Murkowski said she had agreed to vote, courtesy of her colleague who was also ready to leave her daughter's marriage to vote.

On the Democrats' side, Joe Manchin of West Virginia also opposed the party line and voted in favor of the confirmation. Vermont's Bernie Sanders and Angus King of Maine, both independents, voted "no".

This is how each senator voted, sorted alphabetically by state. The seats for the next November 6 elections will be in bold.

Yes: 50

No: 48

Present: 1

Absent: 1