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Senate Vote 85 (112th Congress, 1st Session) · June 6, 2011

PN 97

On the Nomination

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States

NominationTerritories & states

The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record

Senate.gov — official roll-call record
Tally data compiled from the official record by Voteview (UCLA) · see sources

Cite this record

Reference number: vote-112-s85
Permanent link: https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s85
Official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record ↗
Last checked: November 2, 2026Congressional vote archive last refreshed from the official roll-call records

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BibTeX

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The tally

How the vote fell

The measure itself

What was on the floor

A nomination has no bill text; the record is the confirmation vote itself.

The map

How each state's senators voted

In 38 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 8 every one voted no; 4 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

All yes
All no
Split
No yes or no vote

Alaska: 2 yes, 0 no
Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
New York: 2 yes, 0 no
Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
Iowa: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
Oklahoma: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Florida: 1 yes, 1 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

Select any member to pull their file.

On the Nomination

How the vote fell

What was on the floor

How each state's senators voted

Alaska 2 yes, 0 no

Alabama 0 yes, 2 no

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

Arizona 2 yes, 0 no

California 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Colorado 2 yes, 0 no

Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no

Delaware 2 yes, 0 no

Florida 1 yes, 1 no

Georgia 0 yes, 2 no

Hawaii 2 yes, 0 no

Iowa 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Idaho 0 yes, 2 no

Illinois 2 yes, 0 no

Indiana 2 yes, 0 no

Kansas 0 yes, 2 no

Kentucky 1 yes, 1 no

Louisiana 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Massachusetts 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Maryland 2 yes, 0 no

Maine 2 yes, 0 no

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

Missouri 2 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Montana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Nebraska 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 1 no

New York 2 yes, 0 no

Ohio 2 yes, 0 no

Oklahoma 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Oregon 2 yes, 0 no

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Texas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Utah 2 yes, 0 no

Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no

Washington 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 2 yes, 0 no

Every vote, by name — 101 members