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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 9, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Diane Gujarati to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

94 votes, representing 228,283,744 people90.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 2,907,343 people1.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.5% 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
YeaWon9490.3%
NayLost21.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.5%