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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 17, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Patrick M. Shanahan to be Deputy Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

88 votes, representing 205,321,423 people81.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 32,343,195 people12.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.5% 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
YeaWon8881.6%
NayLost612.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.5%