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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 24, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jacquelyn D. Austin to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina

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

Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 222,447,443 people83.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

17 votes, representing 38,499,642 people14.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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
YeaWon7983.4%
NayLost1714.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%