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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 14, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 129,499,941 people51.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 115,204,291 people45.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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
YeaWon6351.1%
NayLost3645.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%