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Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to Supreme Court: How each senator voted

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Kavanaugh confirmed to Supreme Court amid protests
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Newscom
ByGood Morning America
October 06, 2018, 10:07 PM

The Senate on Saturday voted 50-48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced that she would like her vote to be marked as "present" as a courtesy to fellow Republican, Sen. Steve Daines of Montana. Daines missed the vote so he could walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding. Daines would have voted in favor of Kavanaugh. Murkowski, who said she would vote against Kavanaugh, paired her vote with Daines' so their votes would cancel out.

Here's how each senator voted.

Alabama

Sen. Richard Shelby (R): Y

Sen. Doug Jones (D): N

Alaska

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): Present

Sen. Daniel Sullivan (R): Y

Arizona

Sen. Jeff Flake (R): Y

Sen. Jon Kyl (R): Y

Arkansas

Sen. John Boozman (R): Y

Sen. Tom Cotton (R): Y

California

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D): N

Sen. Kamala Harris (D): N

Colorado

Sen. Michael Bennet (D): N

Sen. Cory Gardner (R): Y

Connecticut

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D): N

Sen. Chris Murphy (D): N

Delaware

Sen. Thomas Carper (D): N

Sen. Chris Coons (D): N

Florida

Sen. Bill Nelson (D): N

Sen. Marco Rubio (R): Y

Georgia

Sen. Johnny Isakson (R): Y

Sen. David Perdue (R): Y

Hawaii

Sen. Brian Schatz (D): N

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D): N

Idaho

Sen. Mike Crapo (R): Y

Sen. James Risch (R): Y

Illinois

Sen. Richard Durbin (D): N

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D): N

Indiana

Sen. Joe Donnelly (D): N

Sen. Todd Young (R): Y

Iowa

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R): Y

Sen. Joni Ernst (R): Y

Kansas

Sen. Pat Roberts (R): Y

Sen. Jerry Moran (R): Y

Kentucky

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R): Y

Sen. Rand Paul (R): Y

Louisiana

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R): Y

Sen. John Kennedy (R): Y

Maine

Sen. Susan Collins (R): Y

Sen Angus King (I): N

Maryland

Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D): N

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D): N

Massachusetts

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D): N

Sen. Edward Markey (D): N

Michigan

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D): N

Sen. Gary Peters (D): N

Minnesota

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D): N

Sen. Tina Smith (D): N

Mississippi

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R): Y

Sen. Roger Wicker (R): Y

Missouri

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D): N

Sen. Roy Blunt (R): Y

Montana

Sen. Jon Tester (D): N

Sen. Steve Daines (R): Did not vote

Nebraska

Sen. Deb Fischer (R): Y

Sen. Ben Sasse (R): Y

Nevada

Sen. Dean Heller (R): Y

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D): N

New Hampshire

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D): N

Sen. Margaret Hassan (D): N

New Jersey

Sen. Robert Menendez (D): N

Sen. Cory Booker (D): N

New Mexico

Sen. Tom Udall (D): N

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D): N

New York

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D): N

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D): N

North Carolina

Sen. Richard Burr (R): Y

Sen. Thom Tillis (R): Y

North Dakota

Sen. John Hoeven (R): Y

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D): N

Ohio

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D): N

Sen. Rob Portman (R): Y

Oklahoma

Sen. James Inhofe (R): Y

Sen. James Lankford (R): Y

Oregon

Sen. Ron Wyden (D): N

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D): N

Pennsylvania

Sen. Robert Casey (D): N

Sen. Patrick Toomey (R): Y

Rhode Island

Sen. Jack Reed (D): N

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D): N

South Carolina

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R): Y

Sen. Tim Scott (R): Y

South Dakota

Sen. John Thune (R): Y

Sen. Mike Rounds (R): Y

Tennessee

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R): Y

Sen. Bob Corker (R): Y

Texas

Sen. John Cornyn (R): Y

Sen. Ted Cruz (R): Y

Utah

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R): Y

Sen. Mike Lee (R): Y

Vermont

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D): N

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I): N

Virginia

Sen. Mark Warner (D): N

Sen. Tim Kaine (D): N

Washington

Sen. Patty Murray (D): N

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D): N

West Virginia

Sen. Joe Manchin (D): Y

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R): Y

Wisconsin

Sen. Ron Johnson (R): Y

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D): N

Wyoming

Sen. Michael Enzi (R): Y

Sen. John Barrasso (R): Y

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