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Senate vote: Nomination // April 9, 2019

Confirmation Patrick R. Wyrick, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 121,626,688 people47.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 133,067,202 people52.2%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 2.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5347.8%
NayLost4752.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%