Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 22, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Markwayne Mullin to be Secretary of Homeland Security

Name: Motion to Invoke Cloture: Markwayne Mullin to be Secretary of Homeland Security
Creator: Spoken For

54 votes, representing 127,221,501 peopleof U.S. adults

37 votes, representing 114,383,393 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.4% 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 2.3 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	54	47.7%
Nay	Lost	37	42.9%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	9.4%

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