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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 25, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua Paul Kolar to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 184,165,308 people69.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 74,204,657 people27.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.1% 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
YeaWon6669.1%
NayLost2927.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.1%