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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 21, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Noel Wise to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 154,011,814 people57.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 111,886,432 people42.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.3% 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
YeaWon5057.8%
NayLost4942.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.3%