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Senate vote: Nomination // November 16, 2017

Confirmation Donald C. Coggins, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina

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

Won the vote · Yea

96 votes, representing 239,643,090 people95.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
YeaWon9695.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%