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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 26, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Patricia Tolliver Giles to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia

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

Won the vote · Yea

69 votes, representing 180,223,311 people69.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 62,079,430 people24.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon6969.9%
NayLost2924.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%