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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 3, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Joseph S. Hezir, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy

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

Won the vote · Yea

68 votes, representing 185,949,780 people76.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

27 votes, representing 51,636,979 people21.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.9% 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
YeaWon6876.0%
NayLost2721.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.9%