Senate vote: Nomination // June 9, 2025

Confirmation: Brett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General

Name: Confirmation: Brett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General
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51 votes, representing 117,437,042 peopleof U.S. adults

41 votes, representing 118,069,267 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.0 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	51	44.0%
Nay	Lost	41	44.3%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	11.7%

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