Senate vote 248 (1993): On the Nomination, PN452
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Senate vote 248 (1993): On the Nomination, PN452
1993-09-07 · PN452
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- The bill: PN452
- What was asked: On the Nomination (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Nomination Confirmed on 1993-09-07 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Nomination · M. Joycelyn Elders, of Arkansas, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, for a term of four years
Result: Nomination Confirmed · Yea 65 · Nay 34 · Present 0 · Not voting 1 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 52 | 4 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 30 | 1 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Not Voting |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Nay |
| HEFLIN, Howell Thomas | AL | D | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | D | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Yea |
| PRYOR, David Hampton | AR | D | Yea |
| DeCONCINI, Dennis Webster | AZ | D | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Nay |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Yea |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Yea |
| BROWN, George Hanks (Hank) | CO | R | Yea |
| CAMPBELL, Ben Nighthorse | CO | D | Yea |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Yea |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Yea |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Yea |
| ROTH, William Victor, Jr. | DE | R | Nay |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) | FL | D | Yea |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Nay |
| COVERDELL, Paul | GA | R | Nay |
| NUNN, Samuel Augustus | GA | D | Yea |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Yea |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Yea |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Nay |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Yea |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Nay |
| KEMPTHORNE, Dirk | ID | R | Nay |
| MOSELEY BRAUN, Carol | IL | D | Yea |
| SIMON, Paul Martin | IL | D | Yea |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Nay |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| DOLE, Robert Joseph (Bob) | KS | R | Nay |
| KASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon | KS | R | Yea |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY | D | Nay |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Nay |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Nay |
| JOHNSTON, John Bennett, Jr. | LA | D | Yea |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Yea |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Yea |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Yea |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD | D | Yea |
| COHEN, William Sebastian | ME | R | Yea |
| MITCHELL, George John | ME | D | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| RIEGLE, Donald Wayne, Jr. | MI | D | Yea |
| DURENBERGER, David Ferdinand | MN | R | Yea |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN | D | Yea |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Nay |
| DANFORTH, John Claggett | MO | R | Yea |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Nay |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Nay |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Yea |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Nay |
| FAIRCLOTH, Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) | NC | R | Nay |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Nay |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Yea |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Yea |
| EXON, J. James | NE | D | Nay |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Yea |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Nay |
| SMITH, Robert C. | NH | R | Nay |
| BRADLEY, William Warren (Bill) | NJ | D | Yea |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Yea |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Yea |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Nay |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV | D | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Yea |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Nay |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY | D | Yea |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH | D | Yea |
| METZENBAUM, Howard Morton | OH | D | Yea |
| BOREN, David Lyle | OK | D | Yea |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Nay |
| HATFIELD, Mark Odom | OR | R | Yea |
| PACKWOOD, Robert William | OR | R | Yea |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Yea |
| WOFFORD, Harris | PA | D | Yea |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Yea |
| PELL, Claiborne de Borda | RI | D | Yea |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Yea |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Nay |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Yea |
| PRESSLER, Larry Lee | SD | R | Nay |
| MATHEWS, Harlan | TN | D | Yea |
| SASSER, James Ralph | TN | D | Yea |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Nay |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Nay |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob) | UT | R | Nay |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Nay |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Yea |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Nay |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | R | Yea |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Yea |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Yea |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Yea |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI | D | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Yea |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Nay |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Yea |
| SIMPSON, Alan Kooi | WY | R | Yea |
| WALLOP, Malcolm | WY | R | Nay |
President's position (not a member vote)
CLINTON, William Jefferson (Bill) (D): Yea
Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.
Source: Voteview (UCLA), 103rd Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:44Z
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