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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 9, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Merrick Brian Garland to be Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

70 votes, representing 190,118,421 people73.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 67,459,546 people26.2%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
YeaWon7073.7%
NayLost2926.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%