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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 6, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jennifer Philpott Wilson to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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

Won the vote · Yea

89 votes, representing 209,267,769 people82.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

3 votes, representing 11,043,938 people4.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.5% 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
YeaWon8982.2%
NayLost34.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.5%