A House speaker’s election has not gone to multiple ballots since 1923.
U.S. Rep.-elect Cory Mills, R-FL, talks to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, in the House Chamber during the third day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 05, 2023, in Washington, DC.
In fact, McCarthy saw his support slipping to 201, as one fellow Republican switched to vote simply present.
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