The 25 Republicans that Opposed Jim Jordan’s Third Vote for Speaker

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) lost another vote for Speaker of the House Friday morning, making it the third round of voting he has lost since Kevin McCarthy was deposed.

Earlier this week, Jordan was planning to temporarily hold off on running again. There was a plan to give Speaker Pro Tempore (interim) Patrick McHenry (R-NC) more authority so that normal legislative business could continue as Jordan rounds up support by bargaining with House members. But this plan fell through due to unsuccessful negotiations. Jordan announced he would continue to run and seek a third vote.

“I’ll just say this: we made the pitch to members on the resolution to lower the temperature and get back to work,” Jordan said late yesterday afternoon. “We decided that wasn’t where we were going to go. I’m still running for Speaker, and I plan to go to the floor and get the votes and win this race. But I want to go talk to a few of my colleagues, particularly I want to talk with the 20 individuals who voted against me, so that we can move forward and begin to work for the American people.”

Jim Jordan isn't going down without a fight:

"I'm still running for speaker. I plan to go to the floor and get the votes." pic.twitter.com/WjZsM4w55z

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 19, 2023

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Jordan failed to win the support of 22 GOP colleagues during the second round. But now a total of 25 Republicans decided to not vote for Jordan, more than in first round as well. He will now have to engage in another round of voting in order to be elected Speaker of the House.

This time around, Jordan lost the support of Reps. Marc Molinaro (NY), Tom Kean (NJ), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA).

These are the 25 Republicans who voted against Jordan in the third Speaker ballot:

1. Don Bacon, of Nebraska, voted for Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, of North Carolina.
2. Vern Buchanan, of Florida, voted for Rep. Byron Donalds, of Florida.
3. Ken Buck, of Colorado, voted for Rep. Tom Emmer, of Minnesota.
4. Lori Chavez-DeRamer, voted for McHenry.
5. Anthony D’Esposito, of New York, voted for former Rep. Lee Zeldin.
6. Mario Diaz-Balart, of Florida, voted for Rep. Steve Scalise, of Louisiana.
7. Jake Ellzey, of Texas, voted for Rep. Mike Garcia, of California.
8. Drew Ferguson, of Georgia, voted for Scalise.
9. Brian Fitzpatrick, of Pennsylvania, voted for McHenry.
10. Andrew Garbarino, of New York, voted for Zeldin.
11. Carlos Gimenez, of Florida, voted for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of California.
12. Tony Gonzales, of Texas, voted for Scalise.
13. Kay Granger, of Texas, voted for Scalise.
14. John James, of Michigan, voted for Donalds.
15. Thomas Kean, of New Jersey, voted for McCarthy.
16. Mike Kelly, of California, voted for Scalise.
17. Jennifer Kiggans, of Virginia, voted for McHenry.
18. Nick LaLota, of New York, voted for Zeldin.
19. Michael Lawler, of New York, voted for McHenry.
20. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, of Iowa, voted for McHenry.
21. Marcus Molinaro, of New York, voted for Zeldin.
22. John Rutherford, of Florida, voted for Scalise.
23. Michael Simpson, of Idaho, voted for Scalise.
24. Pete Stauber, of Minnesota, voted for Rep. Bruce Westerman, of Arkansas.
25. Steve Womack, of Arkansas, voted for Scalise.

Rep. Derrick Van Orden, of New Jersey, was absent.

Kevin McCarthy had to go through 15 rounds of voting before he was successful in his bid for Speaker.

In the third round, Jordan won 194 votes while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries won 210. Scalise won 8 votes, and McHenry won 6. McCarthy and Donalds received two votes each, and Emmer, Garcia, and Westerman each received one. 217 votes are required to win the contest. Learn more about the other contenders for the vote here.