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Senate vote: Nomination // October 11, 2018

Confirmation Eric S. Dreiband, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 102,161,944 people40.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 133,713,881 people52.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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 9.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5040.3%
NayLost4752.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%