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Senate vote: Nomination // November 15, 2018

Confirmation Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 131,874,304 people52.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 111,411,128 people44.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6452.1%
NayLost3444.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%