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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 1, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rupa Ranga Puttagunta to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 168,049,200 people64.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 90,012,016 people34.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.9% 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
YeaWon5964.5%
NayLost3834.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.9%