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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 9, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Thomas T. Cullen to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia

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

Won the vote · Yea

77 votes, representing 181,009,094 people71.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 47,915,665 people19.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.4% 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
YeaWon7771.6%
NayLost1819.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.4%