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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 12, 2020

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Troy D. Edgar to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 139,768,312 people55.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 102,951,882 people40.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% 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
YeaWon6255.3%
NayLost3140.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%