Senate vote: Nomination // October 22, 2025

Confirmation: William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana

Name: Confirmation: William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana
Creator: Spoken For

52 votes, representing 122,652,524 peopleof U.S. adults

45 votes, representing 140,383,307 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.0 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	52	46.0%
Nay	Lost	45	52.7%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	1.3%

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