Most elected Democrats voted *against* war in Iraq

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21. Iraq War Resolution Votes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/transcripts/senaterollcall_iraq101002.htm

Senate Roll Call: Iraq Resolution

Friday, October 11, 2002

Following is an alphabetical listing by state of how each senator voted on President Bush's Iraq resolution. A "yes" vote was a vote to grant President Bush the power to attack Iraq unilaterally. A "no" vote was a vote to defeat the measure. Voting "yes" were 29 Democrats and 48 Republicans. Voting "no" were 1 Republican, 21 Democrats, and 1 Independent.

Alabama Jeff Sessions Richard Shelby (R): Yes Alaska Frank Murkowski (R): Yes Ted Stevens (R): Yes Arizona Jon Kyl (R): Yes John McCain (R): Yes Arkansas Tim Hutchinson (R): Yes Blanche Lincoln (D): Yes California Barbara Boxer (D): No Dianne Feinstein (D): Yes Colorado Wayne Allard (R): Yes Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R): Yes Connecticut Christopher Dodd (D): Yes Joseph Lieberman (D): Yes Delaware Joseph Biden (D): Yes Thomas Carper (D): Yes Florida Bob Graham (D): No Bill Nelson (D): Yes Georgia Max Cleland (D): Yes Zell Miller (D): Yes Hawaii Daniel Akaka (D): No Daniel Inouye (D): No Idaho Larry Craig (R): Yes Mike Crapo (R): Yes Illinois Richard Durbin (D): No Peter Fitzgerald (R): Yes Indiana Evan Bayh (D): Yes Richard Lugar (R): Yes Iowa Charles Grassley (R): Yes Tom Harkin (D): Yes Kansas Sam Brownback (R): Yes Pat Roberts (R): Yes Kentucky Jim Bunning (R): Yes Mitch McConnell (R): Yes Louisiana John Breaux (D): Yes Mary Landrieu (D): Yes Maine Susan Collins (R): Yes Olympia Snowe (R): Yes Maryland Barbara Mikulski (D): No Paul Sarbanes (D): No Massachusetts Edward Kennedy (D): No John Kerry (D): Yes Michigan Debbie Stabenow (D): No Carl Levin (D): No Minnesota Mark Dayton (D): No Paul Wellstone (D): No Mississippi Thad Cochran (R): Yes Trent Lott (R): Yes Missouri Jean Carnahan (D): Yes Christopher (Kit) Bond (R): Yes Montana Max Baucus (D): Yes Conrad Burns (R): Yes Nebraska Chuck Hagel (R): Yes Ben Nelson (D): Yes Nevada John Ensign (R): Yes Harry Reid (D): Yes New Hampshire Judd Gregg (R): Yes Bob Smith (R): Yes New Jersey Jon Corzine (D): No Robert Torricelli (D): Yes New Mexico Jeff Bingaman (D): No Pete Domenici (R): Yes New York Hillary Clinton (D): Yes Charles Schumer (D): Yes North Carolina John Edwards (D): Yes Jesse Helms (R): Yes North Dakota Kent Conrad (D): No Byron Dorgan (D): Yes Ohio Mike DeWine (R): Yes George Voinovich (R): Yes Oklahoma James Inhofe (R): Yes Don Nickles (R): Yes Oregon Gordon Smith (R): Yes Ron Wyden (D): No Pennsylvania Rick Santorum (R): Yes Arlen Specter (R): Yes Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee (R): No Jack Reed (D): No South Carolina Ernest "Fritz" Hollings (D): Yes Strom Thurmond (R): Yes South Dakota Thomas Daschle (D): Yes Tim Johnson (D): Yes Tennessee Bill Frist (R): Yes Fred Thompson (R): Yes Texas Phil Gramm (R): Yes Kay Bailey Hutchison (R): Yes Utah Robert Bennett (R): Yes Orrin Hatch (R): Yes Vermont James Jeffords (I): No Patrick Leahy (D): No Virginia George Allen (R): Yes John Warner (R): Yes Washington Maria Cantwell (D): Yes Patty Murray (D): No West Virginia Robert Byrd (D): No Jay Rockefeller (D): Yes Wisconsin Russell Feingold (D): No Herb Kohl (D): Yes Wyoming Mike Enzi (R): Yes Craig Thomas (R): Yes

It's interesting to see how many of the yes votes are still around vs the no votes.