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Senate vote: Nomination // April 30, 2014

Confirmation Cynthia Ann Bashant, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

94 votes, representing 230,526,932 people94.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 5.8% 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
YeaWon9494.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%