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Senate vote: Nomination // August 4, 2020

Confirmation: Mark Wesley Menezes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy

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

Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 190,102,085 people75.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

16 votes, representing 52,374,726 people20.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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
YeaWon7975.2%
NayLost1620.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%