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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 5, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Rossie Alston, Jr., of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia

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

Won the vote · Yea

74 votes, representing 172,762,682 people67.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

19 votes, representing 61,181,734 people24.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.1% 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
YeaWon7467.8%
NayLost1924.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.1%