The U.S. House of Representatives failed in its first vote on Jan. 3 to select a speaker.
The vote ended without any candidate receiving a majority. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) received 212 votes, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) received 203 votes, and 19 votes were cast for others.
All 19 Republicans who did not vote for McCarthy in the first round voted for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in the second round. A third round saw Jordan receive the same 19 votes, as well as an additional vote from Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.).
A candidate needs a majority to win unless the chamber votes to change the threshold….}