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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 23, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Scott Hardy to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania

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

Won the vote · Yea

60 votes, representing 141,268,689 people55.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 95,126,769 people37.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% 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
YeaWon6055.9%
NayLost3237.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%