Speaker vote: The 25 Republicans who voted not to elect Jordan on his third ballot
Jack Birle
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to win the speakership on his third ballot on Friday after failing to get the required 214 votes on the floor of the House of Representatives, with 25 Republicans voting against him.
The Ohio Republican saw more defections from the House Republican Conference than the second vote and was prevented from being elected speaker. All Democrats voted for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who did not reach a majority of the total vote.
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Jordan, who received 194 votes, only needed to get to 214 GOP votes on the floor to be elected House speaker because of six absences on Friday. Here are the 25 Republicans who voted against Jordan, blocking him from becoming House speaker:
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) — voted for Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) — voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) — voted for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) — voted for McHenry Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) — voted for former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) — voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX) — voted for Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA) — voted for Scalise Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) — voted for McHenry Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) — voted for Zeldin Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) — voted for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) — voted for Scalise Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) — voted for Scalise Rep. John James (R-MI) — voted for Donalds Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) — voted McCarthy Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) — voted for Scalise Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) — voted for McHenry Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) — voted for Zeldin Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) — voted for McHenry Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) — voted for McHenry Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY) — voted for Zeldin Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL) — voted for Scalise Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) — voted for Scalise Rep. Peter Stauber (R-MN) — voted for Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) — voted for Scalise
Jordan couldn’t flip any Republican defectors from the second ballot after he turned two members who opposed him on the first ballot into supporters on Wednesday.
There were three Republicans who voted for Jordan on the first two ballots but voted for other candidates in the third vote.
Fitzpatrick — voted for McHenry Kean — voted for McCarthy Molinaro — voted for Zeldin
The timetable for when a fourth speaker vote will occur is unclear, but several Republicans have said they expect votes into the weekend. The House has been without its constitutionally mandated leader for more than two weeks since McCarthy was ousted in a historic vote that saw eight Republicans join all Democrats in removing the House speaker.
Jordan is the second nominee Republicans have named since McCarthy’s removal, as Scalise initially received the nomination from the conference but bowed out when it became evident he would not get to 217 GOP votes. The Ohio Republican has indicated he will not bow out from the speaker’s race, projecting confidence at a press conference held prior to the first vote on Friday.
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Republicans are expected to go into a conference meeting as Jordan continues to whip votes, a source familiar with the plan told the Washington Examiner.
Reese Gorman contributed to this report.