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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 2, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lindsey Ann Freeman to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina

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

Won the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 138,916,471 people52.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 114,459,029 people42.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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
YeaWon6152.1%
NayLost3642.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%