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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 21, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher Charles Fonzone to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 150,999,305 people58.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

35 votes, representing 82,215,927 people31.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.6% 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
YeaWon5258.6%
NayLost3531.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.6%