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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 22, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Mark T. Esper to be Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

85 votes, representing 202,318,556 people79.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 26,374,708 people10.4%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
YeaWon8579.4%
NayLost610.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.2%