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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 4, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Richard Ernest Myers II to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina

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

Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 175,810,580 people69.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

22 votes, representing 56,464,477 people22.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.8% 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
YeaWon7269.0%
NayLost2222.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.8%