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Senate vote: Nomination // April 10, 2019

Confirmation David Steven Morales, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 126,353,441 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 105,500,590 people41.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5649.6%
NayLost4141.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%