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Senate vote: Nomination // July 18, 2019

Confirmation Clifton L. Corker, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 123,014,484 people48.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 103,467,605 people40.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.1% 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 1.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5548.3%
NayLost3940.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.1%