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Senate vote: Nomination // April 26, 2018

Confirmation Richard Grenell, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 116,199,157 people45.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 129,333,337 people51.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon5645.9%
NayLost4251.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%