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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 11, 2017

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Leonard Steven Grasz to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 96,703,870 people38.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 139,655,191 people55.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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 11.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4838.5%
NayLost4755.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%