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Senate vote: Nomination // June 27, 2016

Confirmation Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., of Nebraska, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nebraska

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

Won the vote · Yea

90 votes, representing 213,893,812 people85.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 14.1% 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
YeaWon9085.9%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.1%