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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 24, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Dara Lindenbaum to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 162,620,687 people62.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 75,006,275 people28.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.8% 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
YeaWon5462.4%
NayLost3928.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.8%