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Senate vote: Nomination // June 6, 2011

Confirmation Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. to be Solicitor General of the U.S.

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

Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 164,854,429 people69.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

16 votes, representing 35,376,887 people14.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7269.5%
NayLost1614.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.6%