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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 21, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Edward Hulvey Meyers to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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

Won the vote · Yea

65 votes, representing 144,357,521 people57.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

25 votes, representing 75,815,455 people30.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.9% 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
YeaWon6557.1%
NayLost2530.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.9%