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Senate vote: Nomination // February 11, 2016

Confirmation Leonard Terry Strand, of South Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa

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

Won the vote · Yea

93 votes, representing 211,774,883 people85.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 14.9% 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
YeaWon9385.1%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.9%