Tally Of Senate Support For Bernanke's Reconfirmation

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A running Senate vote tally on the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's reconfirmation:

(The tabulation is based on interviews with senators or their offices)

                              Yes     No     Undecided 
Total                          51     19         24 
Dems/Independents              38      6         12 
Republicans                    13     13         12 
 

Sixty votes are needed to avoid a filibuster and allow a vote on Bernanke's reconfirmation.

- Senators who say they are leaning "yes" are marked as "yes."

- Senators who say they will vote to limit debate are marked as "yes."

- Senators who say they are leaning "no" are marked as "no."

- Senators who say they are undecided are marked as undecided; senators without a response have not replied.)

 
DEMOCRATS 
 
AKAKA, Daniel K. (D-HI)         Yes 
BAUCUS, Max (D-MT)              Yes 
BAYH, Evan (D-IN)               Yes 
BEGICH, Mark (D-AK)             Undecided 
BENNET, Michael F. (D-CO)       Yes 
BINGAMAN, Jeff (D-NM)           Yes 
BOXER, Barbara (D-CA)           No 
BROWN, Sherrod (D-OH)           Yes 
BURRIS, Roland W. (D-IL)        Undecided 
BYRD, Robert C. (D-WV)          Undecided 
CANTWELL, Maria (D-WA)          Undecided 
CARDIN, Benjamin L. (D-MD)      Yes 
CARPER, Thomas R. (D-DE)        Yes 
CASEY, Jr., Robert P. (D-PA)    Undecided 
CONRAD, Kent (D-ND)             Yes 
DODD, Christopher J.            Yes 
DORGAN, Byron L. (D-ND)         No 
DURBIN, Richard J. (D-IL)       Yes 
FEINGOLD, Russell D. (D-WI)     No 
FEINSTEIN, Dianne (D-CA)        Yes 
FRANKEN, Al (D-MN)              Undecided 
GILLIBRAND, Kirsten E. (D-NY)   Undecided 
HAGAN, Kay R. (D-NC)            Yes 
HARKIN, Tom (D-IA)              No 
INOUYE, Daniel K. (D-HI)        Yes 
JOHNSON, Tim (D-SD)             Yes 
KAUFMAN, Edward E. (D-DE)       Undecided 
KERRY, John F. (D-MA)           Yes 
KLOBUCHAR, Amy (D-MN)           Yes 
KOHL, Herb (D-WI)               Yes 
LANDRIEU, Mary L. (D-LA)        Yes 
LAUTENBERG, Frank R. (D-NJ)     Yes 
LEAHY, Patrick J. (D-VT)        Yes 
LEVIN, Carl (D-MI)              Undecided 
LINCOLN, Blanche L. (D-AR) 
McCASKILL, Claire (D-MO)        Yes 
MENENDEZ, Robert (D-NJ)         Yes 
MERKLEY, Jeff (D-OR)            No 
MIKULSKI, Barbara A. (D-MD)     Yes 
MURRAY, Patty (D-WA)            Undecided 
NELSON, Ben (D-NE)              Yes 
NELSON, Bill (D-FL)             Yes 
PRYOR, Mark L. (D-AR)           Yes 
REED, Jack (D-RI)               Yes 
REID, Harry (D-NV)              Yes 
ROCKEFELLER IV, John D.         Yes 
SCHUMER, Charles E. (D-NY)      Yes 
SHAHEEN, Jeanne (D-NH) 
SPECTER, Arlen (D-PA)           Undecided 
STABENOW, Debbie (D-MI)         Yes 
TESTER, Jon (D-MT)              Yes 
UDALL, Mark (D-CO)              Yes 
UDALL, Tom (D-NM)               Undecided 
WARNER, Mark R. (D-VA)          Yes 
WEBB, Jim (D-VA) 
WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon (D-RI)      Yes 
WYDEN, Ron (D-OR) 
 
If still in office 
KIRK, Paul (D-MA)               Yes 
 
 
INDEPENDENTS 
 
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. (I-CT)     Yes 
SANDERS, Bernard (I-VT)         No 
 
 
 
REPUBLICANS 
 
ALEXANDER, Lamar (R-TN)         Yes 
BARRASSO, John (R-WY)           Undecided 
BENNETT, Robert F. (R-UT)       Yes 
BOND, Christopher S. (R-MO)     Undecided 
BROWNBACK, Sam (R-KS)           Undecided 
BUNNING, Jim (R-KY)             No 
BURR, Richard (R-NC)            Yes 
CHAMBLISS, Saxby (R-GA)         Undecided 
COBURN, Tom (R-OK) 
COCHRAN, Thad (R-MS)            Undecided 
COLLINS, Susan M. (R-ME)        Yes 
CORKER, Bob (R-TN)              Yes 
CORNYN, John (R-TX)             No 
CRAPO, Mike (R-ID)              No 
DeMINT, Jim (R-SC)              No 
ENSIGN, John (R-NV)             No 
ENZI, Michael B. (R-WY) 
GRAHAM, Lindsey (R-SC)          Yes 
GRASSLEY, Chuck (R-IA)          Undecided 
GREGG, Judd (R-NH)              Yes 
HATCH, Orrin G. (R-UT)          Yes 
HUTCHISON, Kay Bailey (R-TX)    No 
INHOFE, James M. (R-OK)         No 
ISAKSON, Johnny (R-GA)          Undecided 
JOHANNS, Mike (R-NE)            Yes 
KYL, Jon (R-AZ)                 No 
LeMIEUX, George S. (R-FL)       Undecided 
LUGAR, Richard G. (R-IN)        Yes 
McCAIN, John (R-AZ)             No 
McCONNELL, Mitch (R-KY)         Undecided 
MURKOWSKI, Lisa (R-AK)          Yes 
RISCH, James E. (R-ID)          Undecided 
ROBERTS, Pat (R-KS) 
SESSIONS, Jeff (R-AL)           No 
SHELBY, Richard C. (R-AL)       No 
SNOWE, Olympia J. (R-ME)        Yes 
THUNE, John (R-SD)              Undecided 
VITTER, David (R-LA)            No 
VOINOVICH, George V. (R-OH)     Yes 
WICKER, Roger F. (R-MS)         No 
 
If sworn in... 
BROWN, Scott (R-MA)             Undecided 
 
 

Due to the uncertainty about the swearing in of the new Massachusetts senator and the timing of the Bernanke vote, the responses of both outgoing Democratic Sen. Paul Kirk, who supports Bernanke, and incoming Republican Sen. Scott Brown, who is undecided, are included.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 26, 2010 16:18 ET (21:18 GMT)

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