Senate vote: Cloture motion // April 13, 2026

Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Thomas Shepherd to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas

Name: Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Thomas Shepherd to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas
Creator: Spoken For

50 votes, representing 119,446,005 peopleof U.S. adults

44 votes, representing 136,397,465 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.2 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Yea	Won	50	44.8%
Nay	Lost	44	51.2%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	4.0%

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