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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 17, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Katherine E. Oler to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the Term of 15 Years

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 143,854,974 people54.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 100,412,968 people37.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.4% 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
YeaWon5054.0%
NayLost3937.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.4%