The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court battle has turned into one of the most contentious nominations in our nation’s history. President Trump’s nominee has been accused of past sexual assaults and of being dishonest before the Senate.
Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.
On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) delivered a speech decrying a nomination process that resembled a “gutter-level political campaign.” She expressed confidence that Kavanaugh would uphold the precedent of Roe v. Wade. And she concluded that Kavanaugh deserved a presumption of innocence in the face of Ford’s accusation, which she ultimately found unconvincing. Collins declared “I will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh,” giving him the 50th vote he needs to join the Supreme Court.
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), who had remained a wild card on Friday afternoon, said he would also vote Kavanaugh’s favor. Here’s the current breakdown:
PRO-KAVANAUGH
50 Republicans, 1 Democrat
Declared or likely YES on the final vote
Alabama
Richard Shelby
Alaska
Dan Sullivan
Arizona
Jon Kyl
Jeff Flake (Formerly a swing vote, Flake has indicated he will vote Yes.)
Arkansas
John Boozman
Tom Cotton
Colorado
Cory Gardner
Florida
Marco Rubio
Georgia
Johnny Isakson
David Perdue
Idaho
Mike Crapo
James Risch
Indiana
Todd Young
Iowa
Joni Ernst
Charles Grassley
Kansas
Jerry Moran
Pat Roberts
Kentucky
Mitch McConnell
Rand Paul
Louisiana
Bill Cassidy
John Kennedy
Maine
Susan Collins
Mississippi
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Roger Wicker
Missouri
Roy Blunt
Montana
Steve Daines
Nebraska
Deb Fischer
Ben Sasse
Nevada
Dean Heller
North Carolina
Richard Burr
Thom Tillis
North Dakota
John Hoeven
Ohio
Rob Portman
Oklahoma
James Inhofe
James Lankford
Pennsylvania
Pat Toomey
South Carolina
Lindsey Graham
Tim Scott
South Dakota
Mike Rounds
John Thune
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Bob Corker
Texas
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Utah
Mike Lee
Orrin Hatch
West Virginia
Shelley Moore Capito
Joe Manchin (Manchin is the only Democrat to back Kavanaugh.)
Wisconsin
Ron Johnson
Wyoming
John Barrasso
Mike Enzi
ANTI-KAVANAUGH
48 Democrats, 1 Republican
Declared or likely NO on the final vote
Alabama
Doug Jones
Alaska
Lisa Murkowski (The Republican voted No on cloture and appeared to tip her hand on the final vote saying Kavanaugh was “not the best man for the court at this time.”)
California
Dianne Feinstein
Kamala Harris
Colorado
Michael Bennett
Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal
Chris Murphy
Delaware
Tom Carper
Chris Coons
Florida
Bill Nelson
Hawaii
Mazie Hirono
Brian Schatz
Illinois
Tammy Duckworth
Dick Durbin
Indiana
Joe Donnelly
Maine
Angus King
Maryland
Ben Cardin
Chris Van Hollen
Massachusetts
Ed Markey
Elizabeth Warren
Michigan
Gary Peters
Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota
Amy Klobuchar
Tina Smith
Missouri
Claire McCaskill
Montana
Jon Tester
Nevada
Catherine Cortez Masto
New Hampshire
Maggie Hassan
Jeanne Shaheen
New Jersey
Cory Booker
Bob Menendez
New Mexico
Martin Heinrich
Tom Udall
New York
Kirsten Gillibrand
Chuck Schumer
North Dakota
Heidi Heitkamp
Ohio
Sherrod Brown
Oregon
Jeff Merkley
Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania
Bob Casey
Rhode Island
Jack Reed
Sheldon Whitehouse
Vermont
Pat Leahy
Bernie Sanders
Virginia
Tim Kaine
Mark Warner
Washington
Maria Cantwell
Patty Murray
Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin
