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Senate vote: Nomination // October 11, 2018

Confirmation Michael Joseph Juneau, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 109,719,404 people43.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 110,063,072 people43.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.2% 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 6.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5443.3%
NayLost4143.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.2%