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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 28, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Ajit Varadaraj Pai to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 112,419,241 people44.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 128,557,225 people51.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5544.7%
NayLost4151.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%