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Senate vote: Nomination // September 24, 2019

Confirmation: Brian McGuire, of New York, to be Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury

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

Won the vote · Yea

88 votes, representing 204,646,392 people80.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 24,575,878 people9.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8880.3%
NayLost69.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.0%