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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 25, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Bridget S. Bade, of Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

77 votes, representing 176,874,209 people69.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 72,735,458 people28.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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
YeaWon7769.4%
NayLost2028.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%