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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 17, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Eleanor Louise Ross, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 164,974,243 people67.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 54,350,599 people22.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.4% 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
YeaWon6667.4%
NayLost2922.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.4%