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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 12, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Rebecca Grady Jennings, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky

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

Won the vote · Yea

94 votes, representing 239,256,758 people94.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon9494.5%
NayLost20.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%