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Senate vote: Nomination // December 14, 2017

Confirmation James C. Ho, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 112,659,073 people44.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 131,414,772 people52.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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 5.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5344.8%
NayLost4352.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%