Senate roll call 191 · 103rd Congress · Jun 29, 1993
Ashton B. Carter, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
On Jun 29, 1993, the Senate voted 76–18 on “On the Nomination” (PN 310). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 53–0, Republicans 23–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 members voted against their own party.
During the 103rd Congress (1993–1994), Bill Clinton was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 76
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Jun 29, 1993
By party
- Republicans23 yes · 18 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats53 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Harlan Mathews D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert Charles Krueger D-TX
- Patty Murray D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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