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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 24, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of James MAxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 140,157,257 people57.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 75,589,600 people30.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.8% 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
YeaWon5857.3%
NayLost3430.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.8%