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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 4, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Elizabeth C. Coombe to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 152,587,832 people57.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 106,365,929 people39.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.9% 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
YeaWon5257.2%
NayLost4639.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.9%