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Senate vote: Nomination // April 1, 2014

Confirmation John P. Carlin, of New York, to be Assistant Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

99 votes, representing 243,647,486 people99.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 1,088,284 people0.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9999.6%
NayLost10.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%