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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 11, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Abigail Slater to be an Assistant Attorney General

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

Won the vote · Yea

76 votes, representing 204,141,917 people76.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 50,289,895 people18.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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
YeaWon7676.6%
NayLost2018.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%