What Happened in 14 Rounds of Voting for the Speaker of the House

After a historic 14 rounds of voting over 4 days, there’s nonetheless no speaker of the Home. Right here’s what you may need missed:

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Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., nominated Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.; Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., nominated Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., nominated Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.

The next members of Congress voted for Biggs: Gosar, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Biggs, Bob Good of Virginia, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Eli Crane of Arizona, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, and Matt Rosendale of Montana. 

Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., voted for former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y.; Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, voted for Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.; and Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., voted for Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind.

Reps. Michael Cloud of Texas, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Mary Miller of Illinois, Keith Self of Texas, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado forged their votes for Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 203 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Biggs – 10 votes
  • Donalds – 1 vote
  • Jordan – 6 votes
  • Banks – 1 vote
  • Zeldin – 1 vote

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Jordan nominated McCarthy; Aguilar nominated Jeffries; and Gaetz nominated Jordan for the speaker of the Home place.

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 203 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Jordan – 19 votes

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Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., nominated McCarthy; Aguilar nominated Jeffries; and Roy nominated Jordan.

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 202 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Jordan – 20 votes

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Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., nominated McCarthy, Aguilar nominated Jeffries; and Roy nominated Donalds.

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 201 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Donalds – 20 votes

Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., voted “current.”

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Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, nominated McCarthy; Aguilar nominated Jeffries; and Boebert nominated Donalds.

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 201 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Donalds – 20 votes

Spartz voted “current.”

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Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., nominated McCarthy; Aguilar nominated Jeffries; and Perry nominated Donalds.

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 201 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Donalds – 20 votes

Spartz voted “current.”

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Rep. John James, R-Mich., nominated McCarthy; Aguilar nominated Jeffries; and Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., nominated Donalds.

Closing vote depend:

Spartz voted “current.”

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Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., nominated McCarthy; Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., nominated Jeffries; and Biggs nominated Donalds.

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 201 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Donalds – 17 votes
  • Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Mo. – 2 votes
  • Trump – 1 vote

Spartz voted “current.”

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Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, nominated McCarthy; Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., nominated Jeffries; Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., nominated Donalds; and Boebert nominated Hern.

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 200 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Donalds – 17 votes
  • Hern – 3 votes

Spartz voted “current.”

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Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., nominated McCarthy; Aguilar nominated Jeffries; Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., nominated Donalds; and Boebert nominated Hern.

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 200 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Donalds – 13 votes
  • Hern – 7 votes

Spartz voted “current.”

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Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., nominated McCarthy; Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., nominated Jeffries; Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., nominated Hern; and Gaetz nominated Trump.

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 200 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Hern – 7 votes
  • Donalds – 12 votes
  • Trump – 1 vote

Spartz voted “current.”

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Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., nominated McCarthy, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., nominated Jeffries; Gaetz nominated Jordan; and Boebert nominated Hern. 

Closing vote depend:

  • McCarthy – 213 votes
  • Jeffries – 211 votes
  • Hern – 3 votes
  • Jordan – 4 votes

Gosar, Ogles, Brecheen, Clyde, Bishop, Cloud, Luna, Roy, Self, Spartz, Perry, Miller, Norman, and Donalds flipped their votes in favor of McCarthy.

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Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., nominated McCarthy and Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, nominated Jeffries.

Closing vote depend: 

  • McCarthy – 214 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Jordan – 6 votes

Harris flipped his vote in favor of McCarthy.

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Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., nominated McCarthy and Aguilar nominated Jeffries.

Closing vote depend: 

  • McCarthy – 216 votes
  • Jeffries – 212 votes
  • Jordan – 2 votes
  • Biggs – 2 votes

Boebert and Gaetz voted “current.”

A complete of 218 votes is required to win the speakership if the complete Home is current.

This story might be up to date with extra outcomes.

Editor’s word: Article was corrected to replicate Clyburn is a Democrat.

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