1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. Senate vote 74 (112th Congress)

Senate roll call 74 · 112th Congress · May 19, 2011

Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

On May 19, 2011, the Senate voted 52–43 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 3). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 50–1, Republicans 1–42, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 members voted against their own party.

During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result
Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes
52
No
43
Did not vote
6
Date
May 19, 2011

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 42 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats50 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United…: Senate Vote, May 19, 2011,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/112-S-74/goodwin-liu-of-california-to-be-united-states-circuit (accessed 2026-10-17).

Open the interactive version ›