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Senate Vote 95 (116th Congress, 2nd Session) · May 19, 2020
PN 1600

On the Cloture Motion

James E. Trainor III, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2023

NominationElections & government
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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.

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The people

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

The official record
Cite this record
Reference number
vote-116-s523
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Chicago

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BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Senate recorded vote (116th Congress): On the Cloture Motion (PN 1600)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-116-s523}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-116-s523; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1162/vote\_116\_2\_00095.htm; last checked November 4, 2026; accessed November 4, 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.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on PN 1600

May 19, 2020 · On the Nomination · 49–43
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 23 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 19 every one voted no; 8 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
  1. Alaska: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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.

Alabama 1 yes, 1 no

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

Arizona 1 yes, 1 no

California 0 yes, 2 no

Colorado 1 yes, 1 no

Connecticut 0 yes, 2 no

Florida 2 yes, 0 no

Georgia 2 yes, 0 no

Hawaii 0 yes, 2 no

Illinois 0 yes, 2 no

Indiana 2 yes, 0 no

Kansas 2 yes, 0 no

Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

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

Michigan 0 yes, 2 no

Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no

Missouri 2 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 1 yes, 1 no

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

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

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

Oregon 0 yes, 2 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Texas 2 yes, 0 no

Utah 2 yes, 0 no

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

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

Washington 0 yes, 2 no

Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 100 members

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