JUST IN: House Speaker Vote Results In
The House of Representatives are voting for a new House Speaker Tuesday.
After the first House Floor vote, GOP nominee Jim Jordan failed to garner enough support to win Speaker.
Jim Jordan fails to win House Speaker on the first vote. pic.twitter.com/wWoSXKxOIE
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 17, 2023
Jordan needs at least 217 votes to secure House Speaker.
If all Democrats vote for their nominee, Jordan can only lose four GOP votes.
According to Chuck Callesto, at least six House Republicans did not vote for Jim Jordan.
BREAKING REPORT: 6 GOP votes currently AGAINST Jim Jordan..
1.Don Bacon – McCarthy
2. Mario Diaz Balart – Scalise
2.Lori Chavez-DeRemer – McCarthy
3.Anthony D’Esposito – Zeldin
5. Andrew Garbarino – Zeldin
6. Tony Gonzalez – Scalise— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) October 17, 2023
The Blaze reported it’s at least nine House Republicans to vote against Jim Jordan.
9 House GOP members have now voted against Jim Jordan, leaving him on track to lose the first round Speaker vote: pic.twitter.com/P3tHZRogPO
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) October 17, 2023
Our friends at The Gateway Pundit noted at least 13 votes against Jordan.
DEVELOPING: Jim Jordan Loses Vote for House Speaker – Here are the 13 GOP Turncoats Who Voted Against Jordan in Leadership Role via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/GrIQsugQLe
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) October 17, 2023
Via The Gateway Pundit:
The thirteen GOP representatives who broke ranks are:
- Don Bacon of Nebraska
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon
- Anthony D’Esposito of New York
- Mario Diaz Balart of Florida
- Jake Ellzey of Texas
- Andrew Garbarino of New York
- Carlos Gimenez of Florida
- Tony Gonzales of Texas
- Kay Granger of Texas
- Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania
- Jen Kiggans of Virginia
- Nick LaLota of New York
- Mike Lawler of New York
POLITICO reporter Olivia Beavers listed 15 GOP representatives to vote against Jordan.
15 House GOP JORDAN No Votes:
1.Bacon
2.Chavez-DeRemer
3.D’Esposito
4.Diaz Balart
5.Ellzey
6.Garbarino
7.Gimenez
8. Gonzales
9. Granger
10. Kelly
11. Kiggans
12.LaLota
13.Lawler
14.Rutherford
15.Simpson— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) October 17, 2023
The House will prepare for a second vote.
BREAKING: Rep. Jim Jordan[R-OH] bid for House Speaker has failed in the first round of voting
It will move forward to a 2nd vote.
Are you with Jim? pic.twitter.com/uqNyhox736
— Eric Spracklen
(@EricSpracklen) October 17, 2023
There are rumors more Republicans will vote against Jordan in the second round of voting.
Rumors that the Republican votes against Jim Jordan will grow on the second ballot. pic.twitter.com/yzkI2rYHYJ
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 17, 2023
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