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Senate vote: Nomination // May 8, 2019

Confirmation Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States

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

Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 200,565,952 people78.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 45,391,942 people17.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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
YeaWon7978.7%
NayLost1717.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%