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Senate impeachment roll call and closed-door statements

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, February 12) -- The Senate acquitted President Bill Clinton Friday of both articles of impeachment. The perjury charge was defeated with 55 "not guilty" votes and 45 "guilty" votes. On the obstruction-of-justice article, the chamber was evenly split, 50-50.

Below is the roll call and links to the senators' closed-door speeches, released into the Congressional Record on February 12:

Perjury article Obstruction of justice article Closed-door statements
Spencer Abraham
(R-Michigan)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Daniel Akaka
(D-Hawaii)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Wayne Allard
(R-Colorado)
Guilty Guilty Statement
John Ashcroft
(R-Missouri)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Max Baucus
(D-Montana)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Evan Bayh
(D-Indiana)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Robert Bennett
(R-Utah)
Guilty Guilty
Joseph Biden
(D-Delaware)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Jeff Bingaman
(D-New Mexico)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Christopher Bond
(R-Missouri)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Barbara Boxer
(D-California)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
John Breaux
(D-Louisiana)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Sam Brownback
(R-Kansas)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Richard Bryan
(D-Nevada)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Jim Bunning
(R-Kentucky)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Conrad Burns
(R-Montana)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Robert Byrd
(D-West Virginia)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
(R-Colorado)
Guilty Guilty Statement
John H. Chafee
(R-Rhode Island)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Max Cleland
(D-Georgia)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Thad Cochran
(R-Mississippi)
Guilty Guilty
Susan Collins
(R-Maine)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Kent Conrad
(D-North Dakota)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Paul Coverdell
(R-Georgia)
Guilty Guilty
Larry Craig
(R-Idaho)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Michael Crapo
(R-Idaho)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Tom Daschle
(D-South Dakota)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Mike DeWine
(R-Ohio)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Christopher Dodd
(D-Connecticut)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Pete Domenici
(R-New Mexico)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Byron Dorgan
(D-North Dakota)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Richard Durbin
(D-Illinois)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
John Edwards
(D-North Carolina)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Mike Enzi
(R-Wyoming)
Guilty Guilty
Russ Feingold
(D-Wisconsin)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Dianne Feinstein
(D-California)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Peter Fitzgerald
(R-Illinois)
Guilty Guilty Statement
William Frist
(R-Tennessee)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Slade Gorton
(R-Washington)
Not
guilty
Guilty Statement
Bob Graham
(D-Florida)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Phil Gramm
(R-Texas)
Guilty Guilty
Rod Grams
(R-Minnesota)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Charles Grassley
(R-Iowa)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Judd Gregg
(R-New Hampshire)
Guilty Guilty
Chuck Hagel
(R-Nebraska)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Tom Harkin
(D-Iowa)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Orrin Hatch
(R-Utah)
Guilty Guilty
Jesse Helms
(R-North Carolina)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Ernest Hollings
(D-South Carolina)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Tim Hutchinson
(R-Arkansas)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Kay Bailey Hutchison
(R-Texas)
Guilty GuiltyStatement
James Inhofe
(R-Oklahoma)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Daniel Inouye
(D-Hawaii)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Jim Jeffords
(R-Vermont)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Tim Johnson
(D-South Dakota)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Edward Kennedy
(D-Massachusetts)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Bob Kerrey
(D-Nebraska)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
John Kerry
(D-Massachusetts)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Herb Kohl
(D-Wisconsin)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Jon Kyl
(R-Arizona)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Mary Landrieu
(D-Louisiana)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Frank R. Lautenberg
(D-New Jersey)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Patrick Leahy
(D-Vermont)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Carl Levin
(D-Michigan)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Joseph Lieberman
(D-Connecticut)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
(D-Arkansas)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Trent Lott
(R-Mississippi)
Guilty Guilty
Richard Lugar
(R-Indiana)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Connie Mack
(R-Florida)
Guilty Guilty Statement
John McCain
(R-Arizona)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Mitch McConnell
(R-Kentucky)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Barbara Mikulski
(D-Maryland)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
(D-New York)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Frank Murkowski
(R-Alaska)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Patty Murray
(D-Washington)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Don Nickles
(R-Oklahoma)
Guilty Guilty
Jack Reed
(D-Rhode Island)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Harry Reid
(D-Nevada)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Charles Robb
(D-Virginia)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Pat Roberts
(R-Kansas)
Guilty Guilty
John Rockefeller
(D-West Virginia)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
William Roth
(R-Delaware)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Rick Santorum
(R-Pennsylvania)
Guilty Guilty
Paul Sarbanes
(D-Maryland)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Charles Schumer
(D-New York)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Jeff Sessions
(R-Alabama)
Guilty Guilty
Richard Shelby
(R-Alabama)
Not
guilty
Guilty
Bob Smith
(R-New Hampshire)
Guilty Guilty
Gordon Smith
(R-Oregon)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Olympia Snowe
(R-Maine)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Arlen Specter
(R-Pennsylvania)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Ted Stevens
(R-Alaska)
Not
guilty
Guilty Statement
Craig Thomas
(R-Wyoming)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Fred Thompson
(R-Tennessee)
Not
guilty
Guilty Statement
Strom Thurmond
(R-South Carolina)
Guilty Guilty Statement
Robert Torricelli
(D-New Jersey)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
George Voinovich
(R-Ohio)
Guilty Guilty Statement
John Warner
(R-Virginia)
Not
guilty
Guilty
Paul Wellstone
(D-Minnesota)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement
Ron Wyden
(D-Oregon)
Not
guilty
Not
guilty
Statement

Investigating the President
AllPolitics' in-depth look at the investigation into the president's relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

HEADLINES
Starr puts first lady on witness list for Hubbell trial (6-23-99)

Hatch demands conclusion to Justice probe of Starr (6-17-99)

Starr: Independent Counsel Act should not be renewed (4-14-99)

Clinton's contempt citation not a surprise to many (4-13-99)

MORE HEADLINES and 1998 ARCHIVES


DOCUMENTS

Closed-door statements of senators

Full text of the articles of impeachment

Starr report or use the interactive guide


INTERACTIVE

Acquittal Reaction

Timeline


PLAYERS

Cast of characters


'TOONS
Thank you sir, may I have another?

Bill Mitchell: Thank you sir, may I have another? (8-20-99) more

More impeachment toons


DISCUSSION

Message Board: Independent counsel

Voter's voice



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