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Thursday, September 29, 2005; 12:46 PM

The Senate voted 78-22 to confirm John G. Roberts as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.  On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to confirm Roberts and a "no" vote was a vote to oppose his nomination.

YES - 55 Republicans, 22 Democrats, One Independent

Republicans:

 Alexander, Tenn.

Allard, Colo.

 Allen, Va.

Bennett, Utah

Bond, Mo.

Brownback, Kan.

 Bunning, Ky.

 Burns, Mont.

 Burr, N.C.

Chafee, R.I.

 Chambliss, Ga.

 Coburn, Okla.

 Cochran, Miss.

 Coleman, Minn.

 Collins, Maine

 Cornyn, Texas

 Craig, Idaho

 Crapo, Idaho

 DeMint, S.C.

 DeWine, Ohio

 Dole, N.C.

 Domenici, N.M.

 Ensign, Nev.

 Enzi, Wyo.

 Frist, Tenn.

 Graham, S.C.

 Grassley, Iowa

 Gregg, N.H.

 Hagel, Neb.

 Hatch, Utah

 Hutchison, Texas

Inhofe, Okla.

Isakson, Ga.

Kyl, Ariz.

Lott, Miss.

Lugar, Ind.

Martinez, Fla.

McCain, Ariz.

McConnell, Ky.

Murkowski, Alaska

 Roberts, Kan.

 Santorum, Pa.

 Sessions, Ala.

Shelby, Ala.

Smith, Ore.

Snowe, Maine

Specter, Penn.

Stevens, Alaska

Sununu, N.H.

Talent, Mo.

Thomas, Wyo.

 Thune, S.D.

 Vitter, La.

 Voinovich, Ohio

 Warner, Va.

Democrats:

Baucus, Mont.

 Bingaman, N.M.

 Byrd, W.Va.

 Carper, Del.

 Conrad, N.D.

 Dodd, Conn.

 Dorgan, N.D.

 Feingold, Wis.

 Johnson, S.D.

Kohl, Wis.

 Landrieu, La.

 Leahy, Vt.

 Levin, Mich.

 Lieberman, Conn.

 Lincoln, Ark.

 Murray, Wash.

 Nelson, Fla.

 Nelson, Neb.

 Pryor, Ark.

 Rockefeller, W.Va.

 Salazar, Colo.

 Wyden, Ore.

Independent: Jeffords, Vt.

NO - 22 Democrats

 Akaka, Hawaii

 Bayh, Ind.

 Biden, Del.

 Boxer, Calif.

 Cantwell, Wash.

 Clinton, N.Y.

 Corzine, N.J.

 Dayton, Minn.

 Durbin, Ill.

 Feinstein, Calif.

 Harkin, Iowa

 Inouye, Hawaii

Kennedy, Mass.

 Kerry, Mass.

Lautenberg, N.J.

 Mikulski, Md.

Obama, Ill.

 Reed, R.I.

 Reid, Nev.

 Sarbanes, Md.

 Schumer, N.Y.

 Stabenow, Mich.



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