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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 1, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture Raul M. Arias-Marxuach to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico

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

Won the vote · Yea

94 votes, representing 238,041,975 people93.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

5 votes, representing 14,069,516 people5.5%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
YeaWon9493.5%
NayLost55.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.0%