Just 4 hours after winning the nomination, a roll-call vote for support left him 24 votes shy of the speakership, and Trump posted on social media in opposition of Emmer’s bid. The results of the roll-call vote which ultimately caused Emmer to realize he had no path to 217 is below.
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
---|---|---|
Tom Emmer | 193 | 90.6% |
Jim Jordan | 15 | 7.0% |
Mike Johnson | 4 | 1.9% |
Byron Donalds | 1 | 0.5% |
Present | 5 | |
No Vote | 6 |
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