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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 24, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Peter A. Feldman to be a Commisioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

76 votes, representing 178,848,603 people70.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 62,608,917 people24.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% 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
YeaWon7670.6%
NayLost1824.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%