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Senate vote: Nomination // August 3, 2017

Confirmation Dan Brouillette, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy

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

Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 191,822,515 people76.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 51,224,902 people20.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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
YeaWon7976.3%
NayLost1720.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%