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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 10, 2013

Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Melvin L. Watt, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 150,101,940 people62.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 75,053,347 people31.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5762.0%
NayLost4031.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.0%