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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 2, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of P. David Lopez, of AZ, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 141,585,004 people57.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 98,789,679 people40.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.8% 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
YeaWon5457.9%
NayLost4340.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.8%