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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 4, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Eric D. Hargan to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 118,475,204 people47.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 123,371,867 people49.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 2.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5747.1%
NayLost3849.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%