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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 27, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Karen Dunn Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 134,510,531 people53.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 117,589,021 people46.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.5% 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
YeaWon6253.1%
NayLost3746.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.5%