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Senate vote: Nomination // February 24, 2016

Confirmation Robert McKinnon Califf, of South Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs

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

Won the vote · Yea

89 votes, representing 214,319,759 people86.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 5,393,148 people2.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.7% 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
YeaWon8986.1%
NayLost42.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.7%