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Senate vote: Nomination // August 5, 2010

Confirmation Elena Kagan of Massachusetts, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 153,883,954 people65.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 80,797,184 people34.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6365.6%
NayLost3734.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%