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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 1, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

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

Won the vote · Yea

89 votes, representing 219,522,351 people86.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 32,589,141 people12.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.0% 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
YeaWon8986.2%
NayLost1012.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.0%