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Senate vote: Nomination // September 26, 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

51 votes, representing 110,697,669 people43.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 142,542,288 people56.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5143.7%
NayLost4956.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%