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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 15, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture of Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 165,092,192 people67.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 71,622,846 people29.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
YeaWon5867.5%
NayLost3629.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%