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Senate vote: Nomination // March 21, 2017

Confirmations Charles R. Breyer, of California, and Danny C. Reeves, of Kentucky, to be Members of the United States Sentencing Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

98 votes, representing 246,059,124 people97.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 2.2% 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
YeaWon9897.8%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%