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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 5, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Annemarie Carney Axon, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama

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

Won the vote · Yea

84 votes, representing 196,332,722 people77.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

11 votes, representing 44,002,075 people17.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.1% 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
YeaWon8477.5%
NayLost1117.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.1%