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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 26, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Trevor N. McFadden, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia

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

Won the vote · Yea

85 votes, representing 196,969,452 people78.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

12 votes, representing 49,792,738 people19.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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
YeaWon8578.3%
NayLost1219.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%