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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 23, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs)

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

Won the vote · Yea

77 votes, representing 182,164,983 people70.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 51,930,396 people20.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.2% 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
YeaWon7770.6%
NayLost1820.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.2%