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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 15, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of FERC

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

Won the vote · Yea

85 votes, representing 197,131,610 people80.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 40,253,682 people16.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon8580.5%
NayLost1016.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%