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Senate vote: Nomination // November 7, 2017

Confirmation John H. Gibson II, of Texas, to be Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

91 votes, representing 212,290,209 people84.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 33,977,696 people13.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
YeaWon9184.4%
NayLost713.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%