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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 6, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sarah A.L. Merriam to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 148,839,275 people57.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 109,034,872 people42.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5357.7%
NayLost4742.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%