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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 8, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Peter Hoekstra to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada

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

Won the vote · Yea

60 votes, representing 141,190,353 people53.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 114,472,263 people42.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% 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
YeaWon6053.0%
NayLost3742.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%