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Right-wing Republican Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio experienced a significant setback in his bid to become House Speaker, falling short on the first ballot due to greater than expected opposition from his own party. With 20 Republicans refusing to back him, the deep divisions within the party were highlighted, leaving Jordan short of the required majority to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy. Jordan is expected to face multiple rounds of voting as he continues to rally support.
Jim Jordan lost a bid to become speaker on Tuesday after 20 Republicans refused to back him, prolonging a two-week fight that has underscored the deep Republican divisions in the House. Here are the lawmakers who opposed Jordan on the first vote. https://t.co/t0B2EE4ZkR
Breaking News: The House delayed its second vote for speaker until Wednesday after Representative Jim Jordan failed to win enough support from his own party. Twenty Republicans declined to support him, more than expected. https://t.co/xKsbJM2gfK
Jim Jordan Loses First Round Of House Speaker Election As 20 Republicans Defect https://t.co/2hyTQvGqtN? https://t.co/g6zNNcg941
Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan fell short in a vote to serve as speaker of the US House of Representatives, but more votes are expected to follow that could wear down his opponents https://t.co/zEnhnbzqpJ https://t.co/OTdpLRzoWX
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio failed to win enough votes to be elected speaker in the first round of voting on the House floor, facing greater than expected opposition from his own party. We're tracking the votes live. https://t.co/E24ghLZMBA https://t.co/0PNkHJJmWu
Jim Jordan was denied the Speaker’s gavel Tuesday on the first ballot by 20 Republican holdouts. https://t.co/YUMdUJ84LC
Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win the 217 votes he needed to be elected House Speaker on the first vote of the day. https://t.co/GLRiRt8E2D https://t.co/3MYoj6gIib
Ohio GOP member Jim Jordan failed to secure the votes needed to win the gavel. https://t.co/7SnVjLyODH
🇺🇸 Republican Jim Jordan loses first vote for US House speaker Full Story → https://t.co/8qqBhFAjIp Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan failed to win a first vote on Tuesday to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but more votes were expected to… https://t.co/FIEPgATked https://t.co/NC81a63Y8G
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan fell short in the first round of voting for House speaker, losing 20 GOP votes. More balloting is expected. Follow our live updates. https://t.co/PRqDSonf1b https://t.co/22bXLxNBcV
NEW: Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot. More voting is expected as Jordan works to shore up support to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy. https://t.co/ZFnuSvtL2H
Rep. Jim Jordan fails to garner the votes needed to become speaker on the first ballot, but is expected to try again; Jordan needed 218 votes and received 200. https://t.co/51CO4fQs09
Jim Jordan loses first House speaker vote by a wider margin than expected https://t.co/VQa63g0L6x
BREAKING NEWS: Jim Jordan loses in first round of House speaker vote https://t.co/ShtWFLBhBV
Breaking: Jim Jordan lost a first vote to become House speaker. Twenty Republicans declined to back him, leaving him short of a majority. Follow live coverage. https://t.co/mcOgaIDSP3
Jim Jordan Loses First Round Of House Speaker Election As 20 Republicans Defect https://t.co/zbiMaNc3gI https://t.co/VIqleL0E6Q
Jim Jordan failed to clinch the House speaker's gavel in the first ballot by 20 votes, risking another messy McCarthy-style floor fight. https://t.co/W8RykhvDnY
Breaking News: Jim Jordan lost his first attempt to be elected House speaker. The ultraconservative lawmaker fell 17 votes short of the majority he would have needed to prevail. He had said he was willing to force multiple rounds of voting. https://t.co/lSKT970IgE
Rep. Jim Jordan loses the first House speaker vote by a wider margin than expected. @emrwilkins reports. https://t.co/IIIuwbVaoC https://t.co/KlqWhUpIoA
BREAKING: Republican Jim Jordan failed on the first ballot to win the US House speakership https://t.co/gbQ1AXiOGZ
Republican Jim Jordan failed on the first ballot to win the US House speakership https://t.co/ThlDNWpx5f
BREAKING: US Congressman Jim Jordan loses vote for House Speaker
BREAKING: Jim Jordan On Track to Lose House Speaker Vote https://t.co/Nd0sdUun9t
Jim Jordan fails to win House Speaker on the first vote. https://t.co/wWoSXKxOIE
BREAKING: Republicans screw up again as Jim Jordan fails to get the number of votes needed to win speakership https://t.co/NCtxzfDtu4
At least seven Republicans said as recently as Monday they will not vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in Tuesday’s speaker election, leaving him several votes short of the threshold to clinch the gavel and teeing up the potential for a long and messy election. https://t.co/fJXywgvnvs