Dennis W. Shedd, of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit

On Nov 19, 2002, the Senate voted 55–44 on “On the Nomination” (PN 888). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 7–42, Republicans 48–0, Independents 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 members voted against their own party.

During the 107th Congress (2001–2002), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held the House majority, while the Senate was split evenly.

Result: Nomination Confirmed
Yes: 55
No: 44
Did not vote: 3
Date: Nov 19, 2002

By party

Republicans48 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats7 yes · 42 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
Zell Bryan Miller D-GA voted yes
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
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
Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Jesse Helms R-NC
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
John Eric Ensign R-NV
George Victor Voinovich R-OH
Michael Dewine R-OH
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
Arlen Specter R-PA
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
William H. Frist R-TN
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
George Allen R-VA
John William Warner R-VA
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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