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Senate Vote 5 (113th Congress, 1st Session) · January 29, 2013
PN 42

On the Nomination

John Forbes Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of State

Nomination
01
The question

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

02
The tally

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

03
The people

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

The official record
Cite this record
Reference number
vote-113-s5
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BibTeX
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  note         = {Reference number vote-113-s5; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1131/vote\_113\_1\_00005.htm; last checked November 4, 2026; accessed November 5, 2026}
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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 48 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 1 every one voted no; 1 was 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
  1. Alaska: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 1 yes, 1 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 no

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

Alaska 2 yes, 0 no

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

Arizona 2 yes, 0 no

California 2 yes, 0 no

Colorado 2 yes, 0 no

Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no

Florida 2 yes, 0 no

Hawaii 2 yes, 0 no

Iowa 2 yes, 0 no

Illinois 2 yes, 0 no

Indiana 2 yes, 0 no

Kansas 2 yes, 0 no

Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

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

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

Missouri 2 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 2 yes, 0 no

Ohio 2 yes, 0 no

Oklahoma 1 yes, 1 no

Oregon 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Texas 0 yes, 2 no

Utah 2 yes, 0 no

Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

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

Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

Select any member to pull their file.