A Reminder: 11 more votes on Background Checks

Update: With the recent D.C. shooting, here's a reminder that elections have consequences down the road that nobody can foresee.

The Senate rejected background checks amendment, pushed by Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), today by a 54-46 margin.  6 more votes.  That's all that was needed.

I can find 11 votes for the Background Checks Amendment from 11 states where 1 Senator voted yes and 1 Senator voted no.

Arizona - Richard Carmona (D).  Lost the 2012 Senate election to Republican Jeff Flake who voted no.  John McCain (R-AZ) voted yes on background checks.

Florida - Kendrick Meek (D) or Charlie Crist (D).  Lost the 2010 Senate election Republican Marco Rubio who voted no.  Bill Nelson voted yes on background checks.

Indiana - Brad Ellsworth (D).  Lost the 2010 Senate election to Republican Dan Coats who voted no.  Joe Donnelly (D-IN) voted yes on background checks.

Iowa - Roxanne Conlin (D).  Lost the 2010 Senate election to Republican Chuck Grassley who voted no.  Tom Harkin (D-IA) voted yes on background checks.

Louisiana - Charlie Melancon (D).  Lost the 2010 Senate election to Republican David Vitter who voted no.  Mary Landrieu (D-LA) voted yes on background checks.

Missouri - Robin Carnahan (D).  Lost the 2010 Senate election to Republican Roy Blunt who voted no.  Claire McCaskill (D-MO) voted yes on background checks.

Nevada - Shelley Berkley (D).  Lost the 2012 Senate election to Republican Dean Heller who voted no.  Harry Reid (D-NV) was a yes vote, but switched to a no vote so that he can bring the measure back up for consideration in the future.

New Hampshire - Paul Hodes (D).  Lost the 2010 Senate election to Republican Kelly Ayotte who voted no.  Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) voted yes on background checks.

North Carolina - Elaine Marshall (D).  Lost the 2010 Senate election to Republican Richard Burr who voted no.  Kay Hagan (D-NC) voted yes on background checks.

Ohio - Lee Fisher (D).  Lost the 2010 Senate election to Republican Rob Portman who voted no.  Sherrod Brown (D-OH) voted yes on background checks.

Wisconsin - Russ Feingold (D).  Lost the 2010 Senate election to Republican Ron Johnson who voted no.  Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) voted yes on background checks.

Is there any guarantee these Senators would have voted yes on background checks? No...BUT considering a Senator from the same state did vote yes, there's a good chance enough of them would have voted yes and passed the background checks amendment.

As someone once said, elections have consequences.