Key takeaways:
- Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, received 194 votes in the third ballot, 21 votes short of the number he needed to be elected speaker on the House floor.
- 25 entrenched GOP lawmakers have yet to declare their support for any of the candidates.
- Another round of voting will be required to elect the next speaker of the House.
The race for the next Speaker of the House of Representatives has become increasingly competitive, with a “hodgepodge” of 25 entrenched GOP lawmakers blocking Rep. Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, from winning the speaker’s gavel.
Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman, received 194 votes in the third ballot, 21 votes short of the number he needed to be elected speaker on the House floor based on attendance. This is five fewer votes than he received on the second ballot on Wednesday, indicating that his speaker bid is trending in the wrong direction.
Rep. Don Bacon, of Nebraska, voted for Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, of North Carolina, while Rep. Vern Buchanan, of Florida, voted for Rep. Byron Donalds, of Florida. Rep. Ken Buck, of Colorado, voted for Rep. Tom Emmer, of Minnesota. Reps. Marc Molinaro, of New York; Tom Kean, of New Jersey, and Brian Fitzpatrick, of Pennsylvania, all of whom had supported Jordan in the first and second rounds, also voted against him in the third ballot.
The result of the third ballot has left the House Republican conference “absolutely paralyzed and ungovernable”, according to one House Republican who backs Jordan. Another round of voting will be required to elect the next speaker of the House.
The outcome of the next ballot is uncertain, as the 25 entrenched GOP lawmakers have yet to declare their support for any of the candidates. It remains to be seen whether Jordan will be able to secure the speaker’s gavel or if another candidate will be elected.
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