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Senate vote: Cloture motion // February 15, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lester Martinez Lopez to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 172,335,001 people65.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 78,739,796 people30.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% 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
YeaWon6465.8%
NayLost3330.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%