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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 19, 2013

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 141,858,983 people58.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 100,148,327 people41.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5558.6%
NayLost4541.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%