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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 2, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Chantale Yokmin Wong to be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the Rank of Ambassador

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 173,729,286 people66.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 73,251,923 people28.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon6466.7%
NayLost3028.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%