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Senate vote: Nomination // February 8, 2016

Confirmation Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, of Iowa, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa

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

Won the vote · Yea

83 votes, representing 190,055,991 people76.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 23.7% 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
YeaWon8376.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken023.7%