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Senate vote: Nomination // June 19, 2014

Confirmation Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, to be Assistant Secretary of HUD

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 143,151,567 people58.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 91,755,976 people37.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon5458.5%
NayLost3837.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%