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House vote: H.Res. 878 // December 1, 2023

Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.

Sponsor: Michael Guest (R-MS)

This resolution expels Representative George Santos from the House of Representatives.

Congress Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

311 votes, representing 185,887,889 people71.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

114 votes, representing 69,952,393 people26.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon31171.0%
NayLost11426.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%