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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 6, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alex Wagner to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

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

Won the vote · Yea

69 votes, representing 161,802,106 people62.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 42,041,527 people16.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 21.7% 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
YeaWon6962.1%
NayLost1716.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken021.7%