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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 23, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Jelena McWilliams, of Ohio, to be Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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

Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 154,124,750 people60.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

25 votes, representing 88,642,920 people35.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% 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
YeaWon7260.9%
NayLost2535.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%