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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 17, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michelle Steel to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 125,069,391 people46.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 128,615,940 people48.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5446.9%
NayLost4148.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.8%