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Senate vote: Nomination // January 28, 2010

Confirmation Ben S. Bernanke To Be Chairman Of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

70 votes, representing 159,470,038 people68.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 75,211,100 people32.0%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7068.0%
NayLost3032.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%