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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 9, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Charles J. Willoughby, Jr. to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 157,491,195 people59.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 68,778,081 people25.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 15.1% 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
YeaWon5459.1%
NayLost3925.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken015.1%