Senate vote: Nomination // August 5, 2026

Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Name: Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Creator: Spoken For

51 votes, representing 119,430,468 peopleof U.S. adults

44 votes, representing 134,955,893 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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 5.2 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	51	44.8%
Nay	Lost	44	50.6%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	4.6%

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