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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 9, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Marcia Louise Fudge to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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

Won the vote · Yea

69 votes, representing 174,927,475 people67.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 82,650,492 people32.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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
YeaWon6967.8%
NayLost3032.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%