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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 21, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Dan Brouillette to be Secretary of Energy

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

Won the vote · Yea

74 votes, representing 181,263,104 people71.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 42,508,407 people16.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.1% 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
YeaWon7471.2%
NayLost1816.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.1%