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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 28, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Dana T. Wade to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 127,173,167 people50.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 122,259,253 people48.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.3% 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
YeaWon5750.3%
NayLost4048.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.3%