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Senate vote: Nomination // August 28, 2018

Confirmation Isabel Marie Keenan Patelunas, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis

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

Won the vote · Yea

75 votes, representing 190,199,929 people75.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 46,326,825 people18.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.6% 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
YeaWon7575.1%
NayLost2018.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.6%