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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 12, 2013

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Susan P. Watters, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 143,668,370 people59.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 90,109,823 people37.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5859.4%
NayLost3937.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%