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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 13, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Wendy Ruth Sherman to be Deputy Secretary of State

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 149,998,504 people58.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 95,988,087 people37.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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
YeaWon5558.2%
NayLost4237.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%