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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 10, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Xochitl Torres Small to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

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

Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 209,923,891 people80.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 34,536,396 people13.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.6% 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
YeaWon7980.2%
NayLost813.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.6%