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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 30, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture R. Clarke Cooper, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State

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

Won the vote · Yea

91 votes, representing 213,997,677 people84.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 25,385,634 people10.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon9184.0%
NayLost810.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%