Senate Confirms Sotomayor

The United States Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, by a vote of 68-31.

Only 9 of 40 Republicans Supported Sotomayor

• Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.)
• Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.)
• Sen. Christopher Bond (Mo.)
• Sen. Susan Collins (Maine)
• Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine)
• Sen. Richard Lugar (Ind.)
• Sen. Mel Martinez (Fla.)
• Sen. Judd Gregg (N.H.)
• Sen. George Voinovich (Ohio)

The 31 Republicans Who Opposed Sotomayor

• Sen. Jeff Sessions (Ala.)
• Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah)
• Sen. Charles Grassley (Iowa)
• Sen. Jon Kyl (Ariz.)
• Sen. John Cornyn (Texas)
• Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.)
• Sen. John Barrasso (Wyo.)
• Sen. Robert Bennett (Utah)
• Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.)
• Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.)
• Sen. Jim Bunning (Ky.)
• Sen. Saxby Chambliss (Ga.)
• Sen. Thad Cochran (Miss.)
• Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.)
• Sen. Mike Crapo (Idaho)
• Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.)
• Sen. John Ensign (Nev.)
• Sen. Mike Enzi (Wyo.)
• Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (Tex.)
• Sen. James Inhofe (Okla.)
• Sen. Johnny Isakson (Ga.)
• Sen. Mike Johanns (Neb.)
• Sen. John McCain (Ariz.)
• Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.)
• Sen. James Risch (Idaho)
• Sen. Pat Roberts (Kan.)
• Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.)
• Sen. John Thune (S.D.)
• Sen. David Vitter (La.)
• Sen. Roger Wicker (Miss.)
• Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)

All 59 Democrats and the 1 Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont voted to confirm. 91-year-old Robert Byrd of West Virginia who has been in frail health was brought in in a wheelchair for the vote. Edward Kennedy, suffering from brain cancer, was the only senator absent.