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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 5, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Timothy L. Brooks, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 147,848,311 people60.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 96,887,460 people39.6%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5960.4%
NayLost4139.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%