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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 12, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Stilwell to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs)

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

Won the vote · Yea

93 votes, representing 222,089,579 people87.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 26,051,890 people10.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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
YeaWon9387.2%
NayLost410.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%