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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 3, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alexandra Baker to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

70 votes, representing 185,174,637 people71.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

24 votes, representing 65,253,570 people25.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.8% 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
YeaWon7071.1%
NayLost2425.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%