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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 30, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Georgia N. Alexakis to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 152,572,446 people57.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 101,823,772 people38.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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
YeaWon5357.2%
NayLost4238.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%