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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 7, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Deirdre Hamilton to be a Member of the National Mediation Board

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 141,866,274 people55.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 111,072,226 people43.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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
YeaWon5155.0%
NayLost4843.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%