On the Nomination

Jul 22, 2026 · Confirmed

Confirmation: Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

Official Tally

Yea — 49 Nay — 46 Present / Not voting — 5

These are the chamber's own published counts. Primary Source

How Each Member Voted

Names only, in party then alphabetical order. The Record does not rate or score any of these votes.

1 of the 100 members recorded in this vote aren't listed below — they're former members, or their record couldn't be matched to a current member profile. They are still included in the official tally above.

Yea 49

Armstrong, Alan RRepublican OK
Banks, Jim RRepublican IN
Barrasso, John RRepublican WY
Blackburn, Marsha RRepublican TN
Boozman, John RRepublican AR
Britt, Katie Boyd RRepublican AL
Capito, Shelley Moore RRepublican WV
Cassidy, Bill RRepublican LA
Collins, Susan M. RRepublican ME
Cornyn, John RRepublican TX
Cotton, Tom RRepublican AR
Cramer, Kevin RRepublican ND
Crapo, Mike RRepublican ID
Cruz, Ted RRepublican TX
Curtis, John R. RRepublican UT
Daines, Steve RRepublican MT
Ernst, Joni RRepublican IA
Fischer, Deb RRepublican NE
Graham, Darline RRepublican SC
Grassley, Chuck RRepublican IA
Hagerty, Bill RRepublican TN
Hawley, Josh RRepublican MO
Hoeven, John RRepublican ND
Husted, Jon RRepublican OH
Hyde-Smith, Cindy RRepublican MS
Johnson, Ron RRepublican WI
Justice, James C. RRepublican WV
Kennedy, John RRepublican LA
Lankford, James RRepublican OK
Lee, Mike RRepublican UT
Lummis, Cynthia M. RRepublican WY
Marshall, Roger RRepublican KS
McCormick, David RRepublican PA
Moody, Ashley RRepublican FL
Moran, Jerry RRepublican KS
Moreno, Bernie RRepublican OH
Paul, Rand RRepublican KY
Ricketts, Pete RRepublican NE
Risch, James E. RRepublican ID
Rounds, Mike RRepublican SD
Schmitt, Eric RRepublican MO
Scott, Rick RRepublican FL
Scott, Tim RRepublican SC
Sheehy, Tim RRepublican MT
Sullivan, Dan RRepublican AK
Thune, John RRepublican SD
Tuberville, Tommy RRepublican AL
Wicker, Roger F. RRepublican MS
Young, Todd RRepublican IN

Nay 45

Alsobrooks, Angela D. DDemocrat MD
Baldwin, Tammy DDemocrat WI
Bennet, Michael F. DDemocrat CO
Blumenthal, Richard DDemocrat CT
Blunt Rochester, Lisa DDemocrat DE
Booker, Cory A. DDemocrat NJ
Cantwell, Maria DDemocrat WA
Cortez Masto, Catherine DDemocrat NV
Duckworth, Tammy DDemocrat IL
Durbin, Richard J. DDemocrat IL
Fetterman, John DDemocrat PA
Gallego, Ruben DDemocrat AZ
Gillibrand, Kirsten E. DDemocrat NY
Hassan, Margaret Wood DDemocrat NH
Heinrich, Martin DDemocrat NM
Hickenlooper, John W. DDemocrat CO
Hirono, Mazie K. DDemocrat HI
Kaine, Tim DDemocrat VA
Kelly, Mark DDemocrat AZ
Kim, Andy DDemocrat NJ
Klobuchar, Amy DDemocrat MN
Markey, Edward J. DDemocrat MA
Merkley, Jeff DDemocrat OR
Murphy, Christopher DDemocrat CT
Murray, Patty DDemocrat WA
Ossoff, Jon DDemocrat GA
Padilla, Alex DDemocrat CA
Peters, Gary C. DDemocrat MI
Reed, Jack DDemocrat RI
Rosen, Jacky DDemocrat NV
Schatz, Brian DDemocrat HI
Schiff, Adam B. DDemocrat CA
Schumer, Charles E. DDemocrat NY
Shaheen, Jeanne DDemocrat NH
Slotkin, Elissa DDemocrat MI
Smith, Tina DDemocrat MN
Van Hollen, Chris DDemocrat MD
Warner, Mark R. DDemocrat VA
Warnock, Raphael G. DDemocrat GA
Warren, Elizabeth DDemocrat MA
Welch, Peter DDemocrat VT
Whitehouse, Sheldon DDemocrat RI
Wyden, Ron DDemocrat OR
King, Angus S., Jr. IIndependent ME
Sanders, Bernard IIndependent VT

Present 0

None.

Not voting 5

Budd, Ted RRepublican NC
McConnell, Mitch RRepublican KY
Murkowski, Lisa RRepublican AK
Tillis, Thomas RRepublican NC
Coons, Christopher A. DDemocrat DE