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Senate vote: Nomination // April 9, 2014

Confirmation Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice 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

75 votes, representing 182,587,675 people74.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

21 votes, representing 38,789,734 people15.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.5% 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
YeaWon7574.6%
NayLost2115.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.5%