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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 19, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sara E. Hill to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 139,269,304 people53.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

14 votes, representing 16,337,539 people6.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 40.5% 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
YeaWon5253.2%
NayLost146.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken040.5%