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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 18, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Barbara A. Leaf to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs)

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 153,278,424 people58.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 99,279,931 people38.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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
YeaWon5458.9%
NayLost4338.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%