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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 8, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael D. Smith to be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service

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

Won the vote · Yea

60 votes, representing 175,061,396 people67.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 82,548,349 people32.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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
YeaWon6067.9%
NayLost3932.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%