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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 16, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture Charles R. Eskridge III to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

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

Won the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 143,512,907 people56.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 75,399,292 people29.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.0% 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
YeaWon6156.3%
NayLost2929.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.0%