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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 4, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Randal Quarles to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 132,232,738 people52.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 109,614,333 people43.6%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
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6252.6%
NayLost3343.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%