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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 7, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ramon Ernesto Reyes, Jr. to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 149,840,350 people57.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 103,679,973 people39.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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
YeaWon5057.3%
NayLost4639.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%