Jim Jordan Loses Second Ballot for Speaker

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has lost a second round of voting to be the next speaker.

On Wednesday, the House held its second ballot for speaker.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) won 212 votes and Jordan won 199 votes, but neither won the required number to win the speaker’s gavel.

Twenty-two Republicans voted for other candidates for speaker.

The House held its first round of voting on his bid to be speaker on Tuesday, and he lost as 20 Republicans voted against him.

The vote comes two weeks after eight Republicans joined every Democrat in the chamber to oust then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) was nominated to be the new speaker last week but withdrew from consideration as it became clear he would not have enough votes to become speaker.

After Jordan lost the first vote, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) wrote on his personal site that lawmakers should give Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) more power so the chamber can pass legislation without formally electing a speaker.

Former House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) shared the post on X, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote, “I agree.”