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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 4, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Joseph F. Leeson, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 166,552,688 people68.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

26 votes, representing 55,913,211 people22.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.1% 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
YeaWon6668.1%
NayLost2622.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.1%