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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 20, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gary Gensler to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 148,314,346 people57.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 103,396,738 people40.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.4% 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
YeaWon5457.5%
NayLost4440.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.4%