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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 3, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Gerald J. Pappert, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

Won the vote · Yea

67 votes, representing 177,415,475 people72.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

28 votes, representing 58,382,524 people23.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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
YeaWon6772.5%
NayLost2823.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%