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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 9, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky

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

Won the vote · Yea

96 votes, representing 244,718,490 people96.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 814,004 people0.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon9696.6%
NayLost20.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%