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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 20, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Noland to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority

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

Won the vote · Yea

84 votes, representing 196,414,488 people77.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

5 votes, representing 12,113,235 people4.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 17.5% 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
YeaWon8477.7%
NayLost54.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken017.5%