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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 11, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jennifer D. Nordquist to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

94 votes, representing 229,610,662 people90.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.8% 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
YeaWon9490.2%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.8%