How the Senate Voted to Confirm Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director

Kash Patel, a loyalist to President Trump, was confirmed by a vote of 51 to 49 to lead the country’s premier federal law enforcement agency. All Democrats and two Republicans voted no. During the confirmation process, many of those senators raised concerns about Mr. Patel’s relative lack of law enforcement experience and expressed doubts that he would maintain the independence of the F.B.I.

In the past, Mr. Patel has made false claims related to the agency’s investigation of possible links between the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and Russia. In a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he evaded questions about whether he would investigate officials on a so-called enemies list included in an appendix to his book “Government Gangsters.”

How Each Member Voted