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Senate vote: Nomination // September 14, 2017

Confirmation Pamela Hughes Patenaude, of New Hampshire, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

80 votes, representing 173,692,982 people69.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 57,511,096 people22.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.1% 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
YeaWon8069.1%
NayLost1722.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.1%