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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 29, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Warren Stephens to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 139,258,717 people52.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 126,628,111 people47.5%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
YeaWon5952.2%
NayLost3947.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.3%