House Speaker Election Coverage: House adjourns after McCarthy suffers defeat on third ballot

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  • Source: The Hill
  • 01/04/2023

Opposition to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) grew in the third vote for Speaker.

McCarthy failed to secure the Speaker’s gavel on the third vote, with the final tally showing him garnering 202 votes.

Twenty Republicans voted against him, an increase from the 19 GOP opponents on the first two ballots.

All 20 voted for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who himself voted for McCarthy.

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