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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 7, 2018

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Kurt D. Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 144,698,819 people57.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 93,176,662 people36.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% 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
YeaWon6457.1%
NayLost3136.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%