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Senate vote: Nomination // April 21, 2005

Confirmation John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence

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

Won the vote · Yea

98 votes, representing 212,388,739 people98.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 2,454,132 people1.1%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9898.9%
NayLost21.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%