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Senate vote: Nomination // June 6, 2017

Courtney Elwood, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

67 votes, representing 177,638,245 people70.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 73,862,876 people29.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6770.6%
NayLost3329.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%