On Thursday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California offered new concessions A group of ultraconservative Republicans But Couldn’t get any new support In his bid for Speakership.
Jan. 5, 8:08 pm and — Eleven votes later, the House still hasn’t settled on a Speaker. Members then adjourned the vote and resumed voting at noon on Friday.
A table showing the current tally of recent polls for Speaker of the House.
11th Speaker Vote Count
| Total | to. | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
McCarthy |
200 | 0 | 200 | |
 Donald |
12 | 0 | 12 | |
 Hearn |
7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
 Jeffries |
212 | 212 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
Note: To win, a member must receive a majority of votes cast per person, not counting “current” votes. The Constitution specifies that House members elect the Speaker, but the Speaker does not have to be a current or former representative.
If every member of Congress votes for Mr. McCarthy needs 218 votes, so he can only lose four Republican votes. In Thursday’s seventh-to-eleventh round of voting, 20 Republicans voted for other candidates, and one voted “now.” When Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado did not vote, Mr. McCarthy lost the Republican vote in the ninth through eleventh round. All 212 Democrats voted for the minority leader, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York.
By urging lawmakers unwilling to support him to “abstain” or not vote at all, Mr. McCarthy could win the speakership with fewer than 218 votes.
Table showing summary counts for each ballot of House Speaker votes.
| Voting round |  McCarthy |
Jeffries |
Others | Currently |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 203 | 212 | 19 | 0 |
| 2nd | 203 | 212 | 19 | 0 |
| 3rd | 202 | 212 | 20 | 0 |
| 4th | 201 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 5th | 201 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 6th | 201 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 7th | 201 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 8th | 201 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 9th | 200 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 10th | 200 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 11th | 200 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
Note: To win, a member must receive a majority of votes cast per person, not counting “current” votes.
In the first vote on Tuesday, 19 House Republicans voted against Mr. Voted for a Republican other than McCarthy. On the second ballot, the same 19 opposed him but rallied around Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a founding member of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus. Mr. Jordan told his colleagues that Mr. appealed to McCarthy to give their support, but all 19, plus one additional Republican, voted against Mr. McCarthy on the third ballot. Voted for Jordan.
In Wednesday’s fourth, fifth and sixth round of voting, the same 20 Republicans voted for Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, and one voted “now.”
How each representative voted
Members who vote differently than their party’s majority are highlighted.
A list of each representative’s votes during the round of House Speaker votes.
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