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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 7, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gustavo A. Gelpi to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 162,709,453 people63.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 77,390,367 people30.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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
YeaWon5463.1%
NayLost3930.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%