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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 9, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Thomas Lee Robinson Parker to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee

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

Won the vote · Yea

96 votes, representing 235,257,243 people92.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 558,618 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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
YeaWon9692.9%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%