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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 13, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Edward F. Crawford to be Ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland

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

Won the vote · Yea

92 votes, representing 205,185,796 people80.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 46,848,883 people18.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.0% 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
YeaWon9280.6%
NayLost718.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.0%