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Senate vote: Nomination // June 24, 2020

Confirmation: Cory T. Wilson, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 119,822,305 people47.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 132,874,339 people52.6%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 2.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5247.4%
NayLost4852.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%