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Senate vote: Nomination // December 20, 2022

Confirmation: R. Russell Rumbaugh, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy

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

Won the vote · Yea

80 votes, representing 205,082,149 people78.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 32,265,160 people12.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.9% 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
YeaWon8078.8%
NayLost1012.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.9%