House Republicans selected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to be their latest candidate for speaker.
House Republicans selected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La.,to be the latest nominee for Speaker of the House.House Republicans voted late Tuesday night to select Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be their latest nominee for speaker even as it remains unclear that any candidate can win enough votes to be elected on the House floor.
Johnson won 128 votes to become the GOP nominee for speaker but Republicans held one additional vote to test if holdouts would get on board. However, roughly 20 members were missing from the meeting, leaving Johnson to shore up his support in the 13 hours that remained before the floor vote.The late night vote came after another long, chaotic day on Capitol Hill that saw Republicans repeating their nominating process for the fifth time this year.
The latest round of closed-door voting began after 8pm on Tuesday with many members absent. Of the 204 members voting, 31 cast a ballot for someone who wasn't even a declared candidate--sending a clear message that plenty of members are not satisfied with their options.
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