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Senate vote: Nomination // December 11, 2018

Confirmation Justin George Muzinich, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 119,435,132 people47.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 129,761,443 people51.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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 2.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5547.2%
NayLost4451.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%