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Senate vote: Nomination // September 16, 2014

Confirmation Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 145,170,050 people59.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 99,565,721 people40.7%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5659.3%
NayLost4440.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%