Of five key senators, three supported the nomination, and two opposed it.

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Heitkamp

D-N.D.

Opposes

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Manchin III

D-W.Va.

Supports

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Collins

R-Maine

Supports

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Flake

R-Ariz.

Supports

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Murkowski

R-Alaska

Opposes

On Friday vote to advance nomination

Heitkamp

Opposed

Manchin III

Supported

Collins

Supported

Flake

Supported

Murkowski

Opposed

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With a 50-48 vote, the Senate confirmed Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Sen. Joe Manchin III (W. Va.) was the only Democrat to vote for Kavanaugh. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) voted “present” and Republican Sen. Steve Daines (Mont.) was absent.

Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Kavanaugh in an 11-to-10 vote along party lines, but Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and other Republicans joined Democrats to demand a brief FBI investigation before the full Senate vote. The Senate Judiciary Committee held an eight-hour hearing Sept. 27 about the allegations of Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her.

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Where senators stand

Republican
Democrat
Independent
TDemocrats up for re-election in states Trump won

Oppose the nomination 49

Undecided or unclear 0

Support the nomination 51

These senators have said they will or are likely to vote against Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

These senators are undecided about whether they will support the nomination, or have not made clear how they will vote.

These senators have said they will or are likely to vote for the nomination.

Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

Murkowski voted against proceeding to the final confirmation vote — the only Republican to vote “no.” She said, “I believe that Brett Kavanaugh is a good man. I believe he is a good man. It just may be that in my view he's not the right man for the court at this time.” Read more »

Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)T
Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.)
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)T
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)
Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)
Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-Pa.)T
Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)
Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.)T

Donnelly supported Neil M. Gorsuch, Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee. "The allegations made against Judge Kavanaugh are disturbing and credible," he said in a statement Friday. "If Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination comes before the full Senate for a vote under these circumstances, I will oppose it." Read more »

Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)
Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.)
Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.)
Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)
Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)T

Heitkamp told WDAY News that she intends to vote “no” on the nomination. She supported Neil M. Gorsuch, Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee. Read more »

Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii)
Doug Jones (D-Ala.)
Tim Kaine (D-Va.)
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)
Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)T
Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)
Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)T
Gary Peters (D-Mich.)
Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)
Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Tina Smith (D-Minn.)
Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)T
Jon Tester (D-Mont.)T

Tester expressed “deep concerns” about assault allegations against Kavanaugh in a statement on Friday. “Unfortunately, Judge Kavanaugh couldn’t find time to discuss these concerns with me in person, so the only information I have is from what he said in his hearings,” he said. “I’ll be voting against him.” Read more »

Tom Udall (D-N.M.)
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
Mark R. Warner (D-Va.)
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Angus King (I-Maine)
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
2 updates
Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)T

“I have found Judge Kavanaugh to be a qualified jurist,” Manchin said in a statement released after Collins announced her support of the nomination. He voted to proceed to the final confirmation vote — the only Democrat to do so. He backed Trump’s first nominee for the Court and was the first Democratic senator to meet with Kavanaugh, but he has not publicly announced how he will vote. Read more »

Susan Collins (R-Maine)

Collins announced in a floor speech on Friday that she would support Kavanaugh’s confirmation, saying “I do not believe these charges can fairly prevent Judge Kavanaugh from serving on the court.” She said Thursday that the FBI investigation “appears to be a very thorough investigation, but I’m going back later to personally read the interviews.” Read more »

Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)
Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Richard Burr (R-N.C.)
Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)
Bill Cassidy (R-La.)
Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)
John Cornyn (R-Tex.)
Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)
Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)
Ted Cruz (R-Tex.)
Steve Daines (R-Mont.)
Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)
Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

Flake voted to proceed to the final confirmation vote. He said Friday he is planning to vote for the nomination unless something changes, but that he doesn't expect anything to change. Following release of the FBI report, he said “We’ve seen no additional corroborating information.” Flake pushed for the investigation last week after initially announcing his intention to support the nominee. Read more »

Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)
Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.)
Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)
Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)
Dean Heller (R-Nev.)
John Hoeven (R-N.D.)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)
Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)
Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)
John Neely Kennedy (R-La.)
Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)
James Lankford (R-Okla.)
Mike Lee (R-Utah)
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
David Perdue (R-Ga.)
Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
James E. Risch (R-Idaho)
Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)
Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)
Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
Ben Sasse (R-Neb.)
Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.)
Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
John Thune (R-S.D.)
Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)
Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
Todd C. Young (R-Ind.)

Oppose the nomination 49

Undecided or unclear 0

Support the nomination 51

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Oppose the nomination 49

These senators have said they will or are likely to vote against Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

Murkowski voted against proceeding to the final confirmation vote — the only Republican to vote “no.” She said, “I believe that Brett Kavanaugh is a good man. I believe he is a good man. It just may be that in my view he's not the right man for the court at this time.” Read more »

Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)T
Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.)
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)T
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)
Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)
Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-Pa.)T
Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)
Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.)T

Donnelly supported Neil M. Gorsuch, Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee. "The allegations made against Judge Kavanaugh are disturbing and credible," he said in a statement Friday. "If Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination comes before the full Senate for a vote under these circumstances, I will oppose it." Read more »

Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)
Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.)
Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.)
Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)
Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)T

Heitkamp told WDAY News that she intends to vote “no” on the nomination. She supported Neil M. Gorsuch, Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee. Read more »

Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii)
Doug Jones (D-Ala.)
Tim Kaine (D-Va.)
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)
Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)T
Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)
Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)T
Gary Peters (D-Mich.)
Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)
Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Tina Smith (D-Minn.)
Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)T
Jon Tester (D-Mont.)T

Tester expressed “deep concerns” about assault allegations against Kavanaugh in a statement on Friday. “Unfortunately, Judge Kavanaugh couldn’t find time to discuss these concerns with me in person, so the only information I have is from what he said in his hearings,” he said. “I’ll be voting against him.” Read more »

Tom Udall (D-N.M.)
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
Mark R. Warner (D-Va.)
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Angus King (I-Maine)
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

Undecided or unclear 0

These senators are undecided about whether they will support the nomination, or have not made clear how they will vote.

Support the nomination 51

These senators have said they will or are likely to vote for the nomination.

2 updates
Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)T

“I have found Judge Kavanaugh to be a qualified jurist,” Manchin said in a statement released after Collins announced her support of the nomination. He voted to proceed to the final confirmation vote — the only Democrat to do so. He backed Trump’s first nominee for the Court and was the first Democratic senator to meet with Kavanaugh, but he has not publicly announced how he will vote. Read more »

Susan Collins (R-Maine)

Collins announced in a floor speech on Friday that she would support Kavanaugh’s confirmation, saying “I do not believe these charges can fairly prevent Judge Kavanaugh from serving on the court.” She said Thursday that the FBI investigation “appears to be a very thorough investigation, but I’m going back later to personally read the interviews.” Read more »

Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)
Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Richard Burr (R-N.C.)
Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)
Bill Cassidy (R-La.)
Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)
John Cornyn (R-Tex.)
Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)
Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)
Ted Cruz (R-Tex.)
Steve Daines (R-Mont.)
Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)
Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

Flake voted to proceed to the final confirmation vote. He said Friday he is planning to vote for the nomination unless something changes, but that he doesn't expect anything to change. Following release of the FBI report, he said “We’ve seen no additional corroborating information.” Flake pushed for the investigation last week after initially announcing his intention to support the nominee. Read more »

Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)
Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.)
Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)
Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)
Dean Heller (R-Nev.)
John Hoeven (R-N.D.)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)
Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)
Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)
John Neely Kennedy (R-La.)
Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)
James Lankford (R-Okla.)
Mike Lee (R-Utah)
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
David Perdue (R-Ga.)
Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
James E. Risch (R-Idaho)
Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)
Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)
Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
Ben Sasse (R-Neb.)
Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.)
Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
John Thune (R-S.D.)
Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)
Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
Todd C. Young (R-Ind.)

Seung Min Kim and Amber Phillips contributed to this report.

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