Senate Confirms Kagan To Court 63-37 : It's All Politics The U.S. Senate votes to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court by a vote of 63-37. Five Republicans voted in favor; one Democrat voted against.

Senate Confirms Kagan To Court 63-37

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Senate Confirms Kagan To Court 63-37

August 5, 20103:54 PM ET

Ken Rudin

The Senate has confirmed Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court by a vote of 63-37.

She replaces John Paul Stevens, who retired.

Five Republicans voted to confirm her: Judd Gregg (N.H.), Olympia Snowe (Me.), Susan Collins (Me.), Dick Lugar (Ind.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.)

One Democrat voted no: Ben Nelson of Nebraska.

Nelson is the first Democratic senator to vote against a Democratic president's Supreme Court nominee since 1967, when ten Democrats voted against President Lyndon Johnson's nominee of Thurgood Marshall.

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Elena Kagan
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