2025 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
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An election for speaker of the United States House of Representatives took place on January 3, 2025, on the opening day of the 119th United States Congress, two months after the 2024 elections for the United States House of Representatives. The incumbent speaker, Republican Mike Johnson of Louisiana, was re-elected on the first ballot, defeating Hakeem Jeffries with a slim 218–215 majority. Johnson, who had replaced Kevin McCarthy in October 2023 after McCarthy was removed from the position, was initially expected to lose on the first ballot, as several Republican congressmen had told major news outlets they had no intention to vote for him. On the opening day of the 119th Congress, three Republicans—Thomas Massie, Ralph Norman, and Keith Self—voted against Johnson, while all Democrats voted for Jeffries, thus, it had initially appeared that Johnson had fallen short of the 218 vote majority. However, shortly before the vote was finalized by House clerk Kevin McCumber, Norman and Self switched their votes to Johnson, which gave him the majority to secure the speakership.
Infobox
Party
Republican
Candidate
Tom Emmer
Members' vote
1 (0.23%)
Leader's seat
Minnesota 6th
Tables
2025 election for speaker[c]* denotes incumbent · Election of the speaker
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
434
Candidate
100
Votes necessary
Votes necessary
Party
Votes necessary
Party
218
Candidate
>50
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mike Johnson* (LA 4) | 218 | 50.23 | |
| Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (NY 8) | 215 | 49.54 | |
| Republican | Tom Emmer (MN 6) | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Total votes | 434 | 100 | ||
| Votes necessary | 218 | >50 | ||
References
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- Despite being a member of the Republican Party, Spartz is not part of the House Republican Conference.
- Table shows first ballot vote tally after vote shifts; votes before shifts were: Mike Johnson – 216, Hakeem Jeffries – 2
- The single vote for Emmer was cast by Thomas Massie.
- One seat (Florida's 1st congressional district) was vacant at the time of the election due to Matt Gaetz's resignation.
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