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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 11, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Thomas P. Barber, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida

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

Won the vote · Yea

75 votes, representing 173,390,458 people68.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

21 votes, representing 73,225,862 people28.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon7568.1%
NayLost2128.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%