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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 31, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joseph Francis Saporito, Jr. to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 148,444,082 people55.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 93,040,951 people34.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.4% 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
YeaWon5255.7%
NayLost3934.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.4%