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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 27, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture Gregory G. Katsas, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 110,218,841 people43.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 141,282,280 people56.2%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5243.8%
NayLost4856.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%