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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 9, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Richard Franklin Boulware II, of Nevada, to be U.S. District Judge

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 125,747,520 people51.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 87,595,531 people35.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.8% 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
YeaWon5351.4%
NayLost3435.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.8%