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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 4, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Gregory N. Stivers, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge

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

Won the vote · Yea

69 votes, representing 187,552,861 people76.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

24 votes, representing 39,860,961 people16.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.1% 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
YeaWon6976.6%
NayLost2416.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.1%