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Senate vote: Nomination // April 30, 2019

Confirmation William Cooper, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, Department of Energy

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

Won the vote · Yea

68 votes, representing 158,655,328 people62.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 80,727,983 people31.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon6862.3%
NayLost3131.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%