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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 6, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Nardini to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

87 votes, representing 205,703,861 people80.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

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

The dotted gap is 14.9% 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
YeaWon8780.8%
NayLost34.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.9%