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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 12, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Elizabeth Allen to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 169,109,387 people64.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 75,848,014 people29.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% 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
YeaWon6664.6%
NayLost2929.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%