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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 5, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Danielle J. Hunsaker to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

75 votes, representing 172,117,148 people67.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 50,445,767 people19.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.6% 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
YeaWon7567.6%
NayLost1819.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.6%