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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 5, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

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

Won the vote · Yea

94 votes, representing 240,305,512 people94.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 558,618 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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
YeaWon9494.9%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%