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Senate vote: Nomination // October 29, 2013

Confirmation Richard F. Griffin, Jr. to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 138,693,645 people57.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 101,862,297 people42.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.6% 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
YeaWon5557.3%
NayLost4442.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.6%