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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 18, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Karen Spencer Marston to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

Won the vote · Yea

85 votes, representing 197,326,042 people77.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 22,672,434 people8.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.6% 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
YeaWon8577.5%
NayLost78.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.6%