After a series of secret ballots — in which he racked up nearly 100 objectors — and an official roll call vote that saw more than 25 Republicans publicly state their intentions to vote for someone else on the House floor, Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., became the third nominee to replace ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker in the past three weeks.
Emmers, who currently serves as the majority whip, reportedly received 117 votes from the Republican conference in closed-door votes after five rounds of voting. House Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson of Louisiana got 97. The day started with eight candidates.
