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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 12, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amber Faye McReynolds to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service

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

Won the vote · Yea

60 votes, representing 160,826,806 people62.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 95,960,904 people37.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.4% 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
YeaWon6062.4%
NayLost3837.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.4%