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Senate roll call 20 · 101st Congress · Mar 9, 1989

John Goodwin Tower, of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense

On Mar 9, 1989, the Senate voted 47–53 on “On the Nomination” (PN 129). Result: Nomination Rejected. By party: Democrats 3–52, Republicans 44–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 4 members voted against their own party.

During the 101st Congress (1989–1990), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result

Nomination Rejected

Yes

47

No

53

Did not vote

1

Date

Mar 9, 1989

From Voteview roll call records.