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Senate vote: Nomination // March 5, 2018

Confirmation Karen Gren Scholer, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas

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

Won the vote · Yea

95 votes, representing 238,977,293 people94.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9594.4%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.6%