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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
Online NewsHour
UPDATE Posted: August 6, 2009, 5:32 PM ET    

Does Sotomayor Vote Have Political Ramifications?

Nine of 40 Senate Republicans voted with the Democratic majority Thursday to confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Amy Walter of The Hotline dissects the vote and discusses whether it is likely to have any impact on next year's elections.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor; AFP/Getty file photo

How your state's senators voted on Sotomayor confirmation:

ALABAMA

Sessions (R), No; Shelby (R), No.

ALASKA

Begich (D), Yes; Murkowski (R), No.

ARIZONA

Kyl (R), No; McCain (R), No.

ARKANSAS

Lincoln (D), Yes; Pryor (D), Yes.

CALIFORNIA

Boxer (D), Yes; Feinstein (D), Yes.

COLORADO

Bennet (D), Yes; Udall (D), Yes.

CONNECTICUT

Dodd (D), Yes; Lieberman (I), Yes.

DELAWARE

Carper (D), Yes; Kaufman (D), Yes.

FLORIDA

Martinez (R), Yes; Nelson (D), Yes.

GEORGIA

Chambliss (R), No; Isakson (R), No.

HAWAII

Akaka (D), Yes; Inouye (D), Yes.

IDAHO

Crapo (R), No; Risch (R), No.

ILLINOIS

Burris (D), Yes; Durbin (D), Yes.

INDIANA

Bayh (D), Yes; Lugar (R), Yes.

IOWA

Grassley (R), No; Harkin (D), Yes.

KANSAS

Brownback (R), No; Roberts (R), No.

KENTUCKY

Bunning (R), No; McConnell (R), No.

LOUISIANA

Landrieu (D), Yes; Vitter (R), No.

MAINE

Collins (R), Yes; Snowe (R), Yes.

MARYLAND

Cardin (D), Yes; Mikulski (D), Yes.

MASSACHUSETTS

Kennedy (D), Not Voting; Kerry (D), Yes.

MICHIGAN

Levin (D), Yes; Stabenow (D), Yes.

MINNESOTA

Franken (D), Yes; Klobuchar (D), Yes.

MISSISSIPPI

Cochran (R), No; Wicker (R), No.

MISSOURI

Bond (R), Yes; McCaskill (D), Yes.

MONTANA

Baucus (D), Yes; Tester (D), Yes.

NEBRASKA

Johanns (R), No; Nelson (D), Yes.

NEVADA

Ensign (R), No; Reid (D), Yes.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Gregg (R), Yes; Shaheen (D), Yes.

NEW JERSEY

Lautenberg (D), Yes; Menendez (D), Yes.

NEW MEXICO

Bingaman (D), Yes; Udall (D), Yes.

NEW YORK

Gillibrand (D), Yes; Schumer (D), Yes.

NORTH CAROLINA

Burr (R), No; Hagan (D), Yes.

NORTH DAKOTA

Conrad (D), Yes; Dorgan (D), Yes.

OHIO

Brown (D), Yes; Voinovich (R), Yes.

OKLAHOMA

Coburn (R), No; Inhofe (R), No.

OREGON

Merkley (D), Yes; Wyden (D), Yes.

PENNSYLVANIA

Casey (D), Yes; Specter (D), Yes.

RHODE ISLAND

Reed (D), Yes; Whitehouse (D), Yes.

SOUTH CAROLINA

DeMint (R), No; Graham (R), Yes.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Johnson (D), Yes; Thune (R), No.

TENNESSEE

Alexander (R), Yes; Corker (R), No.

TEXAS

Cornyn (R), No; Hutchison (R), No.

UTAH

Bennett (R), No; Hatch (R), No.

VERMONT

Leahy (D), Yes; Sanders (I), Yes.

VIRGINIA

Warner (D), Yes; Webb (D), Yes.

WASHINGTON

Cantwell (D), Yes; Murray (D), Yes.

WEST VIRGINIA

Byrd (D), Yes; Rockefeller (D), Yes.

WISCONSIN

Feingold (D), Yes; Kohl (D), Yes.

WYOMING

Barrasso (R), No; Enzi (R), No.


---- By Talea Miller, Online NewsHour

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