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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 20, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. for reappointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and appointment in the U.S. Air Force: to be General

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

Won the vote · Yea

89 votes, representing 216,142,044 people82.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 27,912,860 people10.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon8982.6%
NayLost810.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%