Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court Saturday by a vote of 50-48, the smallest margin in 137 years, tying a record number of “no” votes for a successful nominee.

That record previously belonged solely to Clarence Thomas, who was approved in a 52-48 Senate vote in 1991. That was the highest number of negative votes received by a high court pick who was actually confirmed. Eleven, mostly Southern and conservative, Democrats crossed party lines to get Thomas through a Democratic-controlled Senate after explosive sexual harassment allegations by Anita Hill.