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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 9, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Ronald Walter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority

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

Won the vote · Yea

65 votes, representing 168,292,942 people68.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 58,897,500 people24.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.2% 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
YeaWon6568.8%
NayLost3124.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.2%