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Joan E Greve and Rachel Leingang

Jim Jordan forced out of House speaker race after losing secret ballot

Jim Jordan at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 19 October.
Jim Jordan at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 19 October. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

Jim Jordan of Ohio was forced out of the House speakership race on Friday after his Republican colleagues voted against his continued bid for the seat in a secret ballot after his third failed attempt to corral enough support to win the gavel.

Jordan’s lost bid followed a contentious week on Capitol Hill, during which he and his allies attempted to cajole more moderate Republicans into backing Jordan.

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