Senate ends debate on the nomination of Anna St. John
On the Cloture Motion PN787-4
MAR 17, 2026 · 11:34 AM ET
CLOTURE ONPN 787-4Anna St. John, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of LouisianaMAR 17, 2026 · 11:34 AM ET
AGREED TO
48–45
A party-line vote. 1 vote to spare over the 47 needed.
A yes on cloture only ends debate. It is not a vote to confirm the nominee.
CLOTURE ON NOMINATIONS →READ THIS RIGHT
A yes on cloture only ends debate. It is not a vote to confirm the nominee.
CLOTURE ON NOMINATIONS →45 DEM2 IND53 REP
YEANAYCROSSEDTAP A SEAT
WHAT WAS DECIDED
What the Senate was voting on
IN PLAIN WORDS
The Senate voted on whether to end debate on Anna St. John’s nomination as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Cloture passed, with 48 yes votes—1 more than the 47 needed.
A YES MEANT
End debate on Anna St. John’s nomination and move to a final vote.
A NO MEANT
Keep debating the nomination. Not a vote against the nominee herself.
THE NOMINATION · PN 787-4
Anna St. John, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana
The Judiciary
WHERE IT STANDS · WHAT’S NEXT
Confirmed on March 17, 2026.
WHY IT NEEDED 470 VACANT · 100 SWORN
47is a majority of the 93 senators voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- 2013, 2017
- Ending debate on nominations has needed only a simple majority since 2013, and on Supreme Court nominees since 2017.
- VP
- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
47 is a majority of the 93 senators voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- 2013, 2017
- Ending debate on nominations has needed only a simple majority since 2013, and on Supreme Court nominees since 2017.
- VP
- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
HOW EACH SIDE VOTED
A straight party-line voteStraight party line.
1 TO SPAREThe closest a cloture vote has come to its bar since February
4THParty-line Senate vote in March
236THCloture vote in the Senate this Congress
THE JOURNEY
Every vote on PN 787-4Every vote on PN 787-4
MAR 17SENATE#56On the nominationCONFIRMED51–45
MAR 17SENATE#55Cloture on the nominationTHIS VOTEPASSED48–45
MAR 12SENATE—Cloture motion filedFILED
MAR 5SENATE—Reported by committeeREPORTED
JAN 29SENATE—Received in the SenateRECEIVED
SENATE · MAR 17
48–45
PASSED · NEEDED 47
IN THE SENATE · JAN 29 – MAR 17CONFIRMED 51–45
- JAN 29Received in the SenateRECEIVED
- MAR 5Reported by committeeREPORTED
- MAR 12Cloture motion filedFILED
- MAR 17#55THIS VOTECloture on the nominationPASSED48–451 vote to spare over the 47 needed.
- MAR 17#56On the nominationCONFIRMED51–45
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