Susan Oki Mollway, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii vice Harold M. Fong, deceased

On Jun 22, 1998, the Senate voted 56–34 on “On the Nomination” (PN 19). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 14–34, Democrats 42–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 members voted against their own party.

During the 105th Congress (1997–1998), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Nomination Confirmed
Yes: 56
No: 34
Did not vote: 10
Date: Jun 22, 1998

By party

Republicans14 yes · 34 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats42 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Connie Mack III R-FL voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted yes
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
Spencer Abraham R-MI
Rod Grams R-MN
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
John David Ashcroft R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
William H. Frist R-TN
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
John William Warner R-VA
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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