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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 5, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Rose E. Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 146,881,516 people60.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 97,854,255 people40.0%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5560.0%
NayLost4540.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%