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Senate vote: Nomination // April 22, 2010

Confirmation Denny Chin, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

98 votes, representing 232,556,847 people99.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9899.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.9%