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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 13, 2013

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Heather Higginbottom to be Deputy Secretary of State

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 129,474,202 people53.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 80,739,369 people33.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.1% 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
YeaWon5153.5%
NayLost3433.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.1%