House118th Congress · 1st Session· Jan 4, 2023

Roll Call 5

No Speaker Elected

Election of the Speaker

Jeffries 212 · McCarthy 201 · Donalds 20 · Present 1

What this vote was on

Election of the Speaker of the House — a by-name vote: each member answers the roll with the name of their candidate rather than Yea or Nay. Electing a Speaker requires a majority of the votes cast for a candidate by name; answering “Present” or not voting does not count toward that threshold. A ballot where no candidate reaches a majority elects no Speaker, and the House votes again.

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Jeffries212McCarthy201Donalds20Present1

No candidate reached a majority of the 433 votes cast for a candidate — 217 needed; Jeffries led with 212. No Speaker was elected on this ballot.

Democrats
Jeffries 212
Republicans
McCarthy 201

Member-by-member (434)

Jeffries (212)

McCarthy (201)

Present (1)