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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 15, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 155,509,125 people63.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

35 votes, representing 80,495,971 people32.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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
YeaWon5963.5%
NayLost3532.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%