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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 25, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Scott L. Palk, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma

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

Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 179,333,616 people71.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 67,601,957 people26.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.8% 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
YeaWon7971.3%
NayLost1826.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.8%