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Senate vote: Cloture motion // October 27, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Hampton Y. Dellinger to be an Assistant Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 130,225,018 people50.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 97,661,797 people37.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.6% 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
YeaWon5150.5%
NayLost4537.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.6%