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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 28, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture on A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina

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

Won the vote · Yea

69 votes, representing 140,222,841 people55.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 109,918,406 people43.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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
YeaWon6955.4%
NayLost2943.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%