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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 16, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Seth Robert Aframe to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 151,857,511 people57.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 104,907,189 people39.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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
YeaWon5257.0%
NayLost4339.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%