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Senate vote: Nomination // August 16, 2018

Confirmation A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 113,722,156 people44.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

28 votes, representing 103,211,527 people40.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.3% 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 5.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6244.9%
NayLost2840.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.3%