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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 29, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Derek Kan to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget

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

Won the vote · Yea

76 votes, representing 178,200,605 people70.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

22 votes, representing 61,113,543 people24.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.3% 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
YeaWon7670.5%
NayLost2224.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.3%