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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 5, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 144,730,434 people56.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

23 votes, representing 71,835,407 people28.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.0% 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
YeaWon6656.8%
NayLost2328.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.0%