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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 17, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Donald R. Tapia to be Ambassador of the United States of America to Jamaica

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

Won the vote · Yea

67 votes, representing 136,588,672 people53.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

28 votes, representing 92,133,963 people36.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.2% 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
YeaWon6753.6%
NayLost2836.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.2%