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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 19, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Joseph Maguire to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

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

Won the vote · Yea

95 votes, representing 243,113,825 people96.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 1,730,311 people0.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
YeaWon9596.0%
NayLost10.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%