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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 22, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael Jay Newman to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 143,598,242 people56.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 89,236,365 people35.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.9% 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
YeaWon6656.8%
NayLost3135.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.9%