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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 29, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of William Cooper, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 137,739,534 people54.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 98,140,044 people38.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% 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
YeaWon6354.1%
NayLost3238.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%