Senate roll call 488 · 103rd Congress · Apr 19, 1994
Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, in the Navy, to be Admiral
On Apr 19, 1994, the Senate voted 54–43 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1210). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 23–30, Republicans 31–13. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 36 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
- 54
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Apr 19, 1994
By party
- Republicans31 yes · 13 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats23 yes · 30 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- George John Mitchell D-ME voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
- Harlan Mathews D-TN voted yes
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Harlan Mathews D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- 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
Did not vote
Other votes
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