For a second time in two days, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, fell short of the 217 votes needed to be elected speaker, another serious blow to the Donald Trump-backed candidate’s chances of seizing the prized gavel.
Jordan, the GOP’s latest nominee for speaker, received 199 votes; that was one net vote fewer than he received on Tuesday and a sign that Jordan is bleeding support rather than winning over his detractors. Compared to the first ballot, he lost four votes, flipped two in his favor and added one who was initially absent.
Even as Jordan vowed to stay in the fight until he’s elected speaker, the vote tally raised new questions about whether the powerful Judiciary Committee chairman might bow out of the race and other speaker hopefuls might jump in.
Four members who voted for Jordan initially flipped on the second ballot, including Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Drew Ferguson, R-Ga., Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Pete Stauber, R-Minn. Two others flipped in Jordan’s favor: Reps. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif, and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind. He added one vote, Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla, who was absent Tuesday.
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