J. Leon Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas

On Jul 6, 2004, the Senate voted 51–46 on “On the Nomination” (PN 279). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 45–5, Democrats 6–40, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.

During the 108th Congress (2003–2004), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Nomination Confirmed
Yes: 51
No: 46
Did not vote: 3
Date: Jul 6, 2004

By party

Republicans45 yes · 5 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 40 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
Mark Pryor D-AR voted yes
Zell Bryan Miller D-GA voted yes
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no

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
Mark Pryor D-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
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
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
Norm Coleman R-MN
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
James Matthes Talent R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
John E. Sununu R-NH
Judd Alan Gregg 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
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
Lamar Alexander R-TN
William H. Frist R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
George Allen R-VA
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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