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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 9, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Mark Jeremy Bennett, of Hawaii, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 207,024,186 people81.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

25 votes, representing 42,446,767 people16.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.5% 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
YeaWon7281.8%
NayLost2516.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%