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Senate vote: Nomination // January 11, 2016

Nomination Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

82 votes, representing 200,412,504 people80.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 9,284,080 people3.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.8% 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
YeaWon8280.5%
NayLost63.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.8%