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Senate vote: Nomination // November 27, 2018

Confirmation Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 116,328,182 people45.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 135,771,371 people53.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.5% 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 4.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5345.9%
NayLost4653.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.5%