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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 9, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jennifer Sung to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 142,571,696 people55.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 71,845,798 people27.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 16.9% 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
YeaWon4855.3%
NayLost3927.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken016.9%