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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 20, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gen. Randy A. George for appointment as Chief of Staff of the Army and appointment in the U.S. Army to be General

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

Won the vote · Yea

92 votes, representing 235,338,388 people89.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 1,241,915 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.6% 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
YeaWon9289.9%
NayLost10.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.6%