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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 26, 2014

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Edward G. Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge

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

Won the vote · Yea

75 votes, representing 191,114,729 people78.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

23 votes, representing 48,624,219 people19.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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
YeaWon7578.1%
NayLost2319.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%