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Senate vote: Nomination // July 23, 2018

Confirmation Robert L. Wilkie, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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

Won the vote · Yea

86 votes, representing 186,573,174 people73.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

9 votes, representing 50,897,561 people20.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.2% 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
YeaWon8673.7%
NayLost920.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.2%