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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 20, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 155,716,868 people63.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

35 votes, representing 83,683,121 people34.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.2% 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
YeaWon6263.6%
NayLost3534.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%