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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 27, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Colin Hackett Kahl to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 145,520,354 people56.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 96,430,677 people37.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.2% 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
YeaWon4956.4%
NayLost4437.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.2%