Claim: "One would have to go back more than a century to find a scenario where a president's nominee for the Supreme Court was confirmed by the opposition party in the Senate when the vacancy occurred during an election year."
Fact-check: Arizona senator claims confirming Supreme Court nominees in an election year is rare
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Anthony Cave
Date published: 2016-03-14T00:00:00