House Speaker election live updates: Jim Jordan falls short of 217 votes needed; minority leader Hakeem Jeffries of NY gets 212 votes to Jordan’s 200By Kaydi Pelletier, Samuel Chamberlain, Victor Nava and Josh Christenson
Updated Oct. 17, 2023
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Oh.) fell short of the 217 votes needed to succeed ousted Kevin McCarthy as the next Speaker of the House, on the first ballot Tuesday.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY.) bested Jordan, drawing 212 votes to Jordan’s 200. There were 20 votes for other candidates.
The night before Tuesday’s vote, several Republican lawmakers emerged from a House GOP conference meeting saying that they won’t vote for Jordan, 59.
Jordan, however, came out of the meeting confident that he will be elected speaker of the House on Tuesday — despite at least six GOP lawmakers still opposed to his nomination and others undecided.
Follow the Post’s live updates for the latest news as representatives cast their votes to elect the next Speaker of the House:
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https://nypost.com/2023/10/17/house-speaker-election-live-updates-jim-jordan-takes-vote-to-floor/