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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 16, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 140,561,707 people57.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 100,572,281 people41.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.5% 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
YeaWon5457.4%
NayLost4341.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%