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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 20, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Sigal Mandelker, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes

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

Won the vote · Yea

94 votes, representing 219,941,220 people87.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

5 votes, representing 29,598,577 people11.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.8% 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
YeaWon9487.5%
NayLost511.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.8%