Last Updated: Jan. 25 at 7:05 pm
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s confirmation became less clear in recent days after some Democratic senators came out in opposition to his reappointment.
Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal have compiled a tally of senators who have declared their intentions for the confirmation vote based on interviews with the senators or their offices. Amid the threat of a filibuster, Bernanke needs the support of 60 senators for his nomination to succeed.
The current tally:
Voting “Yes”: 40 (28 Democrats, 11 Republican, 1 Independent)
Voting “No”: 17 (4 Democrats, 12 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Officially Undecided: 32 (18 Democrats, 14 Republicans)
The remainder of the senators haven’t officially commented.
The Senate Banking Committee voted 16-7 last month to move the Bernanke confirmation to the full Senate.
The following full list of U.S. Senators is sortable by their intentions to vote.
| Senator | Yes | No | Declared Undecided | Unknown |
| AKAKA, Daniel K. (D-HI) | X | |||
| BAUCUS, Max (D-MT) | X | |||
| BAYH, Evan (D-IN) | X | |||
| BEGICH, Mark (D-AK) | X | |||
| BENNET, Michael F. (D-CO) | X | |||
| BINGAMAN, Jeff (D-NM) | X | |||
| BOXER, Barbara (D-CA) | X | |||
| BROWN, Sherrod (D-OH) | X | |||
| BURRIS, Roland W. (D-IL) | X | |||
| BYRD, Robert C. (D-WV) | X | |||
| CANTWELL, Maria (D-WA) | X | |||
| CARDIN, Benjamin L. (D-MD) | X | |||
| CARPER, Thomas R. (D-DE) | X | |||
| CASEY, Jr., Robert P. (D-PA) | X | |||
| CONRAD, Kent (D-ND) | X | |||
| DODD, Christopher J. (D-CT) | X | |||
| DORGAN, Byron L. (D-ND) | X | |||
| DURBIN, Richard J. (D-IL) | X | |||
| FEINGOLD, Russell D. (D-WI) | X | |||
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne (D-CA) | X | |||
| FRANKEN, Al (D-MN) | X | |||
| GILLIBRAND, Kirsten E. (D-NY) | X | |||
| HAGAN, Kay R. (D-NC) | X | |||
| HARKIN, Tom (D-IA) | X | |||
| INOUYE, Daniel K. (D-HI) | X | |||
| JOHNSON, Tim (D-SD) | X | |||
| KAUFMAN, Edward E. (D-DE) | X | |||
| KERRY, John F. (D-MA) | X | |||
| KLOBUCHAR, Amy (D-MN) | X | |||
| KOHL, Herb (D-WI) | X | |||
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. (D-LA) | X | |||
| LAUTENBERG, Frank R. (D-NJ) | X | |||
| LEAHY, Patrick J. (D-VT) | X | |||
| LEVIN, Carl (D-MI) | X | |||
| LINCOLN, Blanche L. (D-AR) | X | |||
| McCASKILL, Claire (D-MO) | X | |||
| MENENDEZ, Robert (D-NJ) | X | |||
| MERKLEY, Jeff (D-OR) | X | |||
| MIKULSKI, Barbara A. (D-MD) | X | |||
| MURRAY, Patty (D-WA) | X | |||
| NELSON, Ben (D-NE) | X | |||
| NELSON, Bill (D-FL) | X | |||
| PRYOR, Mark L. (D-AR) | X | |||
| REED, Jack (D-RI) | X | |||
| REID, Harry (D-NV) | X | |||
| ROCKEFELLER IV, John D. (D-WV) | X | |||
| SCHUMER, Charles E. (D-NY) | X | |||
| SHAHEEN, Jeanne (D-NH) | X | |||
| SPECTER, Arlen (D-PA) | X | |||
| STABENOW, Debbie (D-MI) | X | |||
| TESTER, Jon (D-MT) | X | |||
| UDALL, Mark (D-CO) | X | |||
| UDALL, Tom (D-NM) | X | |||
| WARNER, Mark R. (D-VA) | X | |||
| WEBB, Jim (D-VA) | X | |||
| WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon (D-RI) | X | |||
| WYDEN, Ron (D-OR) | X | |||
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. (ID-CT) | X | |||
| SANDERS, Bernard (I-VT) | X | |||
| ALEXANDER, Lamar (R-TN) | X | |||
| BARRASSO, John (R-WY) | X | |||
| BENNETT, Robert F. (R-UT) | X | |||
| BOND, Christopher S. (R-MO) | X | |||
| BROWNBACK, Sam (R-KS) | X | |||
| BUNNING, Jim (R-KY) | X | |||
| BURR, Richard (R-NC) | X | |||
| CHAMBLISS, Saxby (R-GA) | X | |||
| COBURN, Tom (R-OK) | X | |||
| COCHRAN, Thad (R-MS) | X | |||
| COLLINS, Susan M. (R-ME) | X | |||
| CORKER, Bob (R-TN) | X | |||
| CORNYN, John (R-TX) | X | |||
| CRAPO, Mike (R-ID) | X | |||
| DeMINT, Jim (R-SC) | X | |||
| ENSIGN, John (R-NV) | X | |||
| ENZI, Michael B. (R-WY) | X | |||
| GRAHAM, Lindsey (R-SC) | X | |||
| GRASSLEY, Chuck (R-IA) | X | |||
| GREGG, Judd (R-NH) | X | |||
| HATCH, Orrin G. (R-UT) | X | |||
| HUTCHISON, Kay Bailey (R-TX) | X | |||
| INHOFE, James M. (R-OK) | X | |||
| ISAKSON, Johnny (R-GA) | X | |||
| JOHANNS, Mike (R-NE) | X | |||
| KYL, Jon (R-AZ) | X | |||
| LeMIEUX, George S. (R-FL) | X | |||
| LUGAR, Richard G. (R-IN) | X | |||
| McCAIN, John (R-AZ) | X | |||
| McCONNELL, Mitch (R-KY) | X | |||
| MURKOWSKI, Lisa (R-AK) | X | |||
| RISCH, James E. (R-ID) | X | |||
| ROBERTS, Pat (R-KS) | X | |||
| SESSIONS, Jeff (R-AL) | X | |||
| SHELBY, Richard C. (R-AL) | X | |||
| SNOWE, Olympia J. (R-ME) | X | |||
| THUNE, John (R-SD) | X | |||
| VITTER, David (R-LA) | X | |||
| VOINOVICH, George V. (R-OH) | X | |||
| WICKER, Roger F. (R-MS) | X | |||
| BROWN, Scott (R-MA) | X |