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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 11, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Walter David Counts, III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas.

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

Won the vote · Yea

90 votes, representing 230,283,946 people90.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 8.8% 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
YeaWon9090.9%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.8%