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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 4, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 139,885,364 people57.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 86,690,067 people35.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% 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
YeaWon5357.2%
NayLost4035.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%