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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 6, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Z. Lee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 138,307,754 people53.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 103,447,705 people39.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.2% 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
YeaWon4853.1%
NayLost4239.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.2%