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Senate vote: Nomination // September 24, 2018

Confirmation Jackie Wolcott, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency and to the Vienna Office of the United Nations

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

Won the vote · Yea

75 votes, representing 174,201,007 people68.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

19 votes, representing 67,256,513 people26.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
YeaWon7568.8%
NayLost1926.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%