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Senate vote: Nomination // May 18, 2022

Confirmation: Christopher Joseph Lowman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

94 votes, representing 251,368,144 people96.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 2,407,583 people0.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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
YeaWon9496.5%
NayLost10.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%