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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 8, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Susan M. Bazis to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nebraska

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

Won the vote · Yea

68 votes, representing 181,227,032 people68.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

18 votes, representing 49,882,265 people18.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.3% 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
YeaWon6868.0%
NayLost1818.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.3%