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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 18, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Mary Kay Vyskocil to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

89 votes, representing 213,071,620 people83.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 11,855,428 people4.7%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
YeaWon8983.7%
NayLost44.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.7%