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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 17, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kenneth A. Howery to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Sweden

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 135,502,704 people53.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 89,688,560 people35.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.6% 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
YeaWon6353.2%
NayLost2935.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.6%