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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 23, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen M. Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 117,569,491 people46.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 132,384,094 people52.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5246.2%
NayLost4552.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%