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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 29, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lauren McGarity McFerran to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 152,678,284 people60.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 84,245,741 people33.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.2% 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
YeaWon5660.4%
NayLost4133.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.2%