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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 2, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ebony M. Scott to be an 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

58 votes, representing 165,640,235 people63.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 88,887,547 people34.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.3% 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
YeaWon5863.6%
NayLost3734.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%