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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 19, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rose E. Jenkins to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court

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

Won the vote · Yea

76 votes, representing 195,033,938 people73.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

15 votes, representing 50,931,023 people19.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.7% 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
YeaWon7673.2%
NayLost1519.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.7%