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Senate vote: Nomination // November 30, 2015

Nomination Gayle Smith, of Ohio, to be Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 189,893,936 people76.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 8,141,274 people3.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 19.9% 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
YeaWon7976.8%
NayLost73.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken019.9%