Senate vote: Nomination // October 2, 2017

Confirmation Ajit Varadaraj Pai, of Kansas, to be a Member of the F.C.C.

Name: Confirmation Ajit Varadaraj Pai, of Kansas, to be a Member of the F.C.C.
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52 votes, representing 108,618,978 peopleof U.S. adults

41 votes, representing 127,904,859 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.8 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	52	43.2%
Nay	Lost	41	50.9%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	6.0%

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