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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 8, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael George DeSombre to be Ambassador of the United States to the Kingdom of Thailand

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 132,832,663 people52.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 106,750,307 people42.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon6452.6%
NayLost3142.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%