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Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 29, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Thomas Barrack to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Turkey

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 136,855,880 people51.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 129,030,948 people48.4%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
YeaWon6251.3%
NayLost3648.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.3%