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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 16, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert Farrell Bonnie to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation

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

Won the vote · Yea

75 votes, representing 197,210,629 people76.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 52,393,646 people20.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.2% 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
YeaWon7576.5%
NayLost2020.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.2%