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Senate vote: Nomination // December 7, 2015

Confirmation Travis Randall McDonough, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District

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

Won the vote · Yea

89 votes, representing 205,945,752 people83.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 16.7% 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
YeaWon8983.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken016.7%