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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 4, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert M. Duncan to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service

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

Won the vote · Yea

91 votes, representing 225,491,536 people88.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 557,843 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.2% 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
YeaWon9188.5%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.2%