Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was reappointed in a Senate vote of 70-30 Thursday. Earlier, the Senate voted to end debate on the nomination, a vote Bernanke won by a wider margin of 77-23.
The tally of Senators who voted for confirmation:
Voting “Yes”: 70 (47 Democrats, 22 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Voting “No”: 30 (11 Democrats, 18 Republicans, 1 Independent)
The tally of Senators who voted for cloture:
Voting “Yes”: 77 (53 Democrats, 23 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Voting “No”: 23 (5 Democrats, 17 Republicans, 1 Independent)
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 votes on confirmation and cloture.
| Senator | Yes on Cloture | No on Cloture | Yes on Confirmation | No on Confirmation |
| AKAKA, Daniel K. (D-HI) | X | X | ||
| BAUCUS, Max (D-MT) | X | X | ||
| BAYH, Evan (D-IN) | X | X | ||
| BEGICH, Mark (D-AK) | X | X | ||
| BENNET, Michael F. (D-CO) | X | X | ||
| BINGAMAN, Jeff (D-NM) | X | X | ||
| BOXER, Barbara (D-CA) | X | X | ||
| BROWN, Sherrod (D-OH) | X | X | ||
| BURRIS, Roland W. (D-IL) | X | X | ||
| BYRD, Robert C. (D-WV) | X | X | ||
| CANTWELL, Maria (D-WA) | X | X | ||
| CARDIN, Benjamin L. (D-MD) | X | X | ||
| CARPER, Thomas R. (D-DE) | X | X | ||
| CASEY, Jr., Robert P. (D-PA) | X | X | ||
| CONRAD, Kent (D-ND) | X | X | ||
| DODD, Christopher J. (D-CT) | X | X | ||
| DORGAN, Byron L. (D-ND) | X | X | ||
| DURBIN, Richard J. (D-IL) | X | X | ||
| FEINGOLD, Russell D. (D-WI) | X | X | ||
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne (D-CA) | X | X | ||
| FRANKEN, Al (D-MN) | X | X | ||
| GILLIBRAND, Kirsten E. (D-NY) | X | X | ||
| HAGAN, Kay R. (D-NC) | X | X | ||
| HARKIN, Tom (D-IA) | X | X | ||
| INOUYE, Daniel K. (D-HI) | X | X | ||
| JOHNSON, Tim (D-SD) | X | X | ||
| KAUFMAN, Edward E. (D-DE) | X | X | ||
| KERRY, John F. (D-MA) | X | X | ||
| KIRK, Paul (D-MA) | X | X | ||
| KLOBUCHAR, Amy (D-MN) | X | X | ||
| KOHL, Herb (D-WI) | X | X | ||
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. (D-LA) | X | X | ||
| LAUTENBERG, Frank R. (D-NJ) | X | X | ||
| LEAHY, Patrick J. (D-VT) | X | X | ||
| LEVIN, Carl (D-MI) | X | X | ||
| LINCOLN, Blanche L. (D-AR) | X | X | ||
| McCASKILL, Claire (D-MO) | X | X | ||
| MENENDEZ, Robert (D-NJ) | X | X | ||
| MERKLEY, Jeff (D-OR) | X | X | ||
| MIKULSKI, Barbara A. (D-MD) | X | X | ||
| MURRAY, Patty (D-WA) | X | X | ||
| NELSON, Ben (D-NE) | X | X | ||
| NELSON, Bill (D-FL) | X | X | ||
| PRYOR, Mark L. (D-AR) | X | X | ||
| REED, Jack (D-RI) | X | X | ||
| REID, Harry (D-NV) | X | X | ||
| ROCKEFELLER IV, John D. (D-WV) | X | X | ||
| SCHUMER, Charles E. (D-NY) | X | X | ||
| SHAHEEN, Jeanne (D-NH) | X | X | ||
| SPECTER, Arlen (D-PA) | X | X | ||
| STABENOW, Debbie (D-MI) | X | X | ||
| TESTER, Jon (D-MT) | X | X | ||
| UDALL, Mark (D-CO) | X | X | ||
| UDALL, Tom (D-NM) | X | X | ||
| WARNER, Mark R. (D-VA) | X | X | ||
| WEBB, Jim (D-VA) | X | X | ||
| WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon (D-RI) | X | X | ||
| WYDEN, Ron (D-OR) | X | X | ||
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. (ID-CT) | X | X | ||
| SANDERS, Bernard (I-VT) | X | X | ||
| ALEXANDER, Lamar (R-TN) | X | X | ||
| BARRASSO, John (R-WY) | X | X | ||
| BENNETT, Robert F. (R-UT) | X | X | ||
| BOND, Christopher S. (R-MO) | X | X | ||
| BROWNBACK, Sam (R-KS) | X | X | ||
| BUNNING, Jim (R-KY) | X | X | ||
| BURR, Richard (R-NC) | X | X | ||
| CHAMBLISS, Saxby (R-GA) | X | X | ||
| COBURN, Tom (R-OK) | X | X | ||
| COCHRAN, Thad (R-MS) | X | X | ||
| COLLINS, Susan M. (R-ME) | X | X | ||
| CORKER, Bob (R-TN) | X | X | ||
| CORNYN, John (R-TX) | X | X | ||
| CRAPO, Mike (R-ID) | X | X | ||
| DeMINT, Jim (R-SC) | X | X | ||
| ENSIGN, John (R-NV) | X | X | ||
| ENZI, Michael B. (R-WY) | X | X | ||
| GRAHAM, Lindsey (R-SC) | X | X | ||
| GRASSLEY, Chuck (R-IA) | X | X | ||
| GREGG, Judd (R-NH) | X | X | ||
| HATCH, Orrin G. (R-UT) | X | X | ||
| HUTCHISON, Kay Bailey (R-TX) | X | X | ||
| INHOFE, James M. (R-OK) | X | X | ||
| ISAKSON, Johnny (R-GA) | X | X | ||
| JOHANNS, Mike (R-NE) | X | X | ||
| KYL, Jon (R-AZ) | X | X | ||
| LeMIEUX, George S. (R-FL) | X | X | ||
| LUGAR, Richard G. (R-IN) | X | X | ||
| McCAIN, John (R-AZ) | X | X | ||
| McCONNELL, Mitch (R-KY) | X | X | ||
| MURKOWSKI, Lisa (R-AK) | X | X | ||
| RISCH, James E. (R-ID) | X | X | ||
| ROBERTS, Pat (R-KS) | X | X | ||
| SESSIONS, Jeff (R-AL) | X | X | ||
| SHELBY, Richard C. (R-AL) | X | X | ||
| SNOWE, Olympia J. (R-ME) | X | X | ||
| THUNE, John (R-SD) | X | X | ||
| VITTER, David (R-LA) | X | X | ||
| VOINOVICH, George V. (R-OH) | X | X | ||
| WICKER, Roger F. (R-MS) | X | X |
Source: Dow Jones/WSJ Research