Senate vote: Nomination // July 29, 2025

Confirmation: Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense

Name: Confirmation: Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense
Creator: Spoken For

50 votes, representing 108,640,019 peopleof U.S. adults

47 votes, representing 143,673,955 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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 9.3 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	50	40.7%
Nay	Lost	47	53.9%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	5.4%

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