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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 18, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jodi W. Dishman to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma

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

Won the vote · Yea

76 votes, representing 179,061,989 people70.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 45,865,058 people18.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.7% 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
YeaWon7670.3%
NayLost1718.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.7%