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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 22, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Melissa Griffin Dalton to be Under Secretary of the Air Force

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 155,345,144 people58.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 98,269,872 people36.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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
YeaWon5658.3%
NayLost3836.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%