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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 3, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: James H. Anderson to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

74 votes, representing 185,802,027 people73.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 59,844,675 people23.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% 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
YeaWon7473.5%
NayLost1823.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%