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Senate vote: Nomination // July 17, 2013

Confirmation Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States

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

Won the vote · Yea

82 votes, representing 190,092,067 people78.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 51,179,220 people21.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.3% 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
YeaWon8278.5%
NayLost1721.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.3%