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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 21, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Angela M. Martinez to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 169,952,698 people63.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 82,319,993 people30.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.4% 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
YeaWon6463.7%
NayLost2930.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.4%