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Senate vote: Nomination // April 10, 2019

Confirmation Holly A. Brady, of Indiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 127,071,681 people49.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 108,839,547 people42.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5649.9%
NayLost4242.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%