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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 3, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on David J. Hale, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky

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

Won the vote · Yea

65 votes, representing 171,791,770 people70.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 67,849,349 people27.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
YeaWon6570.2%
NayLost3127.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%