Senate vote: Nomination // January 6, 2026

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Name: Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency
Creator: Spoken For

53 votes, representing 122,935,491 peopleof U.S. adults

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

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.9 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	53	46.1%
Nay	Lost	47	53.9%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	0.0%

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