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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 2, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: John P. Howard III to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 172,562,596 people66.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 81,862,858 people31.4%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
YeaWon6266.3%
NayLost3431.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.3%