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Senate vote: Nomination // July 13, 2017

Confirmation William Francis Hagerty IV, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador of the United States to Japan

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

Won the vote · Yea

86 votes, representing 202,330,959 people80.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

12 votes, representing 45,706,953 people18.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% 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
YeaWon8680.4%
NayLost1218.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%