We expect this afternoon the full House to have another vote (or votes) to choose the Speaker, without whom the House can conduct no business. Some Republican Representatives are indicating that they will not back Jordan for Speaker despite his nomination within the caucus; whether there are enough to block him from the Speakership - and what happens after that - remains to be seen. Besides his own, Jordan requires 217 Republican votes to reach the Speakership. We expect the House Democratic Caucus to remain consolidated behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Live Updates
- CBS: House speaker vote live updates
- NBC: House speaker vote live updates
- USA Today: House set to vote on new speaker today as Jim Jordan tries to sway holdouts: Live updates
- CNN: The latest on the House speaker race
Where to Watch
- C-SPAN: House Session: The House is expected to hold a Speaker election to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who was removed from the position on October 3.
- PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Watch Live: House convenes to elect new speaker with front-runner Jordan still rallying GOP support
- US House of Representatives: House Live
| Party | Candidate | Round 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries | 212 |
| Republican | Jim Jordan | 200 |
| Republican | Steve Scalise | 7 |
| Republican | Kevin McCarthy | 6 |
| Republican | Lee Zeldin[^1] | 3 |
| Republican | Tom Cole | 1 |
| Republican | Tom Emmer | 1 |
| Republican | Mike Garcia | 1 |
| Republican | Thomas Massie | 1 |
| Present | 0 | |
| Absent | 1[^2] | |
| Votes to Win | 217 |
To see who the hold-outs are and how they're voting, refer to the election of the speaker Wikipedia article. If your elected representative does not appear in the list of hold-outs, they voted for their party's nominee.
[^1]: Zeldin, whose term as a House member had ended with the close of the 117th and previous Congress, was no longer an incumbent representative. [^2]: Bilirakis missed the vote due to the funeral of his mother-in-law.
