Jordan managed to flip two votes in the second round Wednesday.
Topline
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) lost the second round of the House speaker election Wednesday when four more Republicans joined the coalition of defectors who blocked him from clinching the gavel in Tuesday’s initial round of voting—leaving the House in a cloud of uncertainty as pressure mounts to resume legislative business.Key Facts
Jordan lost Wednesday’s election 212-199-22.
All 212 Democrats again backed Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
Two of the Republicans who voted against Jordan Tuesday—Reps. Victoria Spartz (Ind.) and Doug LaMalfa (Calif.)—changed their votes to back him in Wednesday’s election.
But four additional GOP members—Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa), Pete Stauber (Minn.), Drew Ferguson (Ga.) and Vern Buchanan (Fla.)—cast their ballots for other candidates in Wednesday’s second round.
Seven Republicans voted for former speaker candidate Rep.
