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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 14, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher Landau to be Deputy Secretary of State

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 142,698,300 people53.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

32 votes, representing 110,762,602 people41.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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
YeaWon6353.5%
NayLost3241.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%