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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 16, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Celeste Ann Wallander to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

81 votes, representing 200,319,296 people76.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

13 votes, representing 33,590,870 people12.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.2% 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
YeaWon8176.9%
NayLost1312.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.2%