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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 18, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: John M. Gallagher 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

82 votes, representing 190,129,460 people74.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 30,875,570 people12.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.2% 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
YeaWon8274.7%
NayLost1012.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.2%