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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 26, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Sunhwae Kim to be an Assistant Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 155,149,030 people60.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 91,100,822 people35.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% 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
YeaWon5460.2%
NayLost4035.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%