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Senate vote: Nomination // September 6, 2018

Confirmation Dominic W. Lanza, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona

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

Won the vote · Yea

60 votes, representing 121,303,633 people47.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

35 votes, representing 98,960,194 people39.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.0% 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 2.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6047.9%
NayLost3539.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.0%