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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 3, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Dale Marks to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 170,588,865 people64.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

28 votes, representing 84,510,889 people31.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.3% 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
YeaWon6664.0%
NayLost2831.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.3%