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Senate vote: Nomination // October 30, 2017

Confirmation Trevor N. McFadden, of Virginia to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia

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

Won the vote · Yea

84 votes, representing 190,536,387 people75.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 47,905,286 people19.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon8475.8%
NayLost1019.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%