Speaker vote: The 20 House Republicans who voted against Jim Jordan’s bid to secure speakership

Speaker vote: The 20 House Republicans who voted against Jim Jordan’s bid to secure speakership

October 17, 2023 01:54 PM

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was unable to get the necessary 217 votes on the floor of the House of Representatives to be elected House speaker on the first ballot, meaning another ballot will be necessary to vote on the lower chamber’s first speaker.

The Ohio Republican said prior to the vote that he would do “whatever it takes to get a speaker,” even if it meant multiple ballots on Tuesday. All Democrats voted for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) but did not reach a majority of the 432 votes on the floor.

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Jordan, who received 200 votes while Jeffries received 212 on the first ballot, can only lose three GOP votes on the House floor, due to an absence in the GOP conference, to be elected House speaker. Here are the 20 Republicans who voted against Jordan for House speaker.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) — voted for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) — voted for Tom Emmer (R-MN)
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) — voted for McCarthy
Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) — voted for former New York Republican 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. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) — voted for Zeldin
Rep. Carlos Giminez (R-FL) — voted for McCarthy
Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) — voted for Scalise
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) — voted for Scalise
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) — voted for Scalise
Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) — voted for McCarthy
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) — voted for Zeldin
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) — voted for McCarthy
Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL) — voted for Scalise
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) — voted for Scalise
Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) — voted for Scalise
Rep. John James (R-MI) — voted for Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) — voted for McCarthy
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) — voted for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)

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The House of Representatives has been without its constitutionally mandated leader for two weeks, since McCarthy was ousted in a historic vote which saw eight Republicans join all Democrats in removing the House speaker.

Jordan is the second nominee Republicans have named since McCarthy’s ouster, as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) initially received the nomination from the conference but bowed out after it became evident he would not get to 217 GOP votes.

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