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Senate vote: Nomination // December 12, 2017

Confirmation Leonard Steven Grasz, of Nebraska, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 107,458,615 people42.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 140,215,962 people55.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.5% 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 7.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5042.7%
NayLost4855.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%