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Senate vote: Nomination // September 25, 2018

Confirmation Peter A. Feldman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

80 votes, representing 186,040,801 people73.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

19 votes, representing 64,434,331 people25.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.1% 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
YeaWon8073.5%
NayLost1925.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.1%