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Senate vote: Nomination // June 12, 2019

Confirmation Jean-Paul Boulee, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia

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

Won the vote · Yea

85 votes, representing 194,344,191 people76.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 53,542,064 people21.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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
YeaWon8576.3%
NayLost1121.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%