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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 17, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

68 votes, representing 174,010,664 people71.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

23 votes, representing 61,404,262 people25.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.8% 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
YeaWon6871.1%
NayLost2325.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%