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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 26, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Elizabeth L. Branch, of Georgia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 168,943,303 people66.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

22 votes, representing 75,218,669 people29.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% 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
YeaWon7266.7%
NayLost2229.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%