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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 12, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for Northern District of Georgia

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

Won the vote · Yea

67 votes, representing 158,872,659 people64.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 65,140,170 people26.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.5% 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
YeaWon6764.9%
NayLost3026.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.5%