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Senate vote: Nomination // July 21, 2021

Confirmation: Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 148,272,254 people57.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 109,601,893 people42.5%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5257.5%
NayLost4842.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%