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Jim Jordan came up 22 votes short in his second attempt for the speakership — flipping two prior GOP opponents but gaining four new ones.
Flipping to Jordan:
- Doug LaMalfa (Calif.)
- Victoria Spartz (Ind.)
New opponents (after having backed him on Tuesday):
- Vern Buchanan (Fla.)
- Drew Ferguson (Ga.)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa)
- Pete Stauber (Minn.)
Newly voting:
- Gus Bilirakis (Fla.), who missed the first vote Tuesday due to a funeral.
Overall, Jordan got 199 votes while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) garnered 212.
