Jim Jordan came up 22 votes short in his second attempt for the speakership — flipping two prior GOP opponents but gaining four new ones.
Flipping to Jordan:
Doug LaMalfa (Calif.)
Victoria Spartz (Ind.)
New opponents (after having backed him on Tuesday):
Vern Buchanan (Fla.)
Drew Ferguson (Ga.)
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa)
Pete Stauber (Minn.)
Newly voting:
Gus Bilirakis (Fla.), who missed the first vote Tuesday due to a funeral.
Overall, Jordan got 199 votes while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) garnered 212.
Jim Jordan came up 22 votes short in his second attempt for the speakership — flipping two prior GOP opponents but gaining four new ones.
Flipping to Jordan:
Doug LaMalfa (Calif.)
Victoria Spartz (Ind.)
New opponents (after having backed him on Tuesday):
Vern Buchanan (Fla.)
Drew Ferguson (Ga.)
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa)
Pete Stauber (Minn.)
Newly voting:
Gus Bilirakis (Fla.), who missed the first vote Tuesday due to a funeral.
Overall, Jordan got 199 votes while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) garnered 212.