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Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) become the most recent Republican nominee for House speaker on Tuesday after receiving 128 votes within the Home Republican Conference.

Johnson obtained 128 votes, while Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) obtained 29, in line with Fox Information. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was once ousted previous this month, reportedly bought 43 votes.

Johnson — who will need 217 votes on the Home floor to officially grow to be speaker — used to be congratulated via colleagues on social media.

Congratulations Speaker-designate @RepMikeJohnson!

— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) October 25, 2023

Johnson bought it! Byron is absolutely backing him. Speaker vote the next day at midday!

— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) October 25, 2023

Jordan is the fourth congressman to be chosen because the Republican nominee this month.

Following McCarthy’s ouster, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) was the nominee with 113 votes. On the other hand he withdrew his candidacy after being unable to secure enough votes to be appointed on the House floor.

Scalise’s rival, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), became the 2nd nominee with 124 votes, however did not receive sufficient votes on the House flooring in three separate ballots, leading to his nomination being revoked.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), the 0.33 Republican nominee for speaker, dropped out of the race on Tuesday just hours after his nomination after former President Donald Trump expressed opposition to his candidacy. Emmer’s withdrawal then resulted in the nomination of Johnson.

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