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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 19, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Barbara Lagoa to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

80 votes, representing 186,616,339 people73.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

15 votes, representing 44,100,830 people17.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.4% 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
YeaWon8073.3%
NayLost1517.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.4%