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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 7, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Spencer Bachus III to be a Member, Export-Import Bank of the United States

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

Won the vote · Yea

74 votes, representing 171,408,064 people67.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

24 votes, representing 79,537,846 people31.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.5% 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
YeaWon7467.3%
NayLost2431.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%