Senate vote: Nomination // April 14, 2026

Confirmation: John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas

Name: Confirmation: John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas
Creator: Spoken For

53 votes, representing 122,935,491 peopleof U.S. adults

46 votes, representing 141,298,632 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.9 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	53	46.1%
Nay	Lost	46	53.0%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	0.9%

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