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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 10, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 148,464,506 people60.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 84,736,017 people34.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
YeaWon5860.7%
NayLost3634.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%