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The House of Representatives will soon vote for a speaker of the House to lead the chamber for the next two years under the incoming Republican administration.
The previous race for the top House post was plagued by infighting among Republicans, who have not easily been able to find consensus on a speaker nominee in recent years. Former Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted as speaker by his Republican colleagues in October 2023, and it took several weeks for lawmakers to finally choose their next leader: Rep. Mike Johnson, republican
Johnson is running to retain his position in the next Congress, but he has not yet received the support of all his Republican colleagues. The 2025 vote carries particularly intense pressure, as the House must agree and elect a speaker to certify President-elect Donald Trump electoral victory a few days later.
When will the vote for the president of the Chamber take place?
The Chamber is scheduled to vote on Friday, January 3, 2025 at noon, as set by the Constitution.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is running for Speaker of the 119th Congress. (Valerie Plesch)
A speaker must be chosen before the 119th Congress can be sworn in.
who runs
Republicans hold the majority in the House for the 119th Congress, so they are in charge of choosing a speaker.
Incumbent Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is running again as House Speaker. So far, no other candidates have thrown their hat in the ring, but in recent years alternatives have been presented during voting day.
How many votes does a candidate need to win?
Republicans currently hold a slim four-seat majority in the chamber with 219 seats compared to 215 for Democrats.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy swears in officers of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2023. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times)
The Republican majority will shrink further when two of Trump’s Cabinet picks, Reps. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., step into their roles pending Senate confirmation, which is expected to take place several weeks later. speaker’s vote
A speaker candidate must receive an absolute majority to win. Given the number of seats held by the GOP, a Republican candidate would need 218 votes if all 434 members voted.
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Which Republicans have not pledged to support Johnson?
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., recently told reporters he will not vote for Johnson for speaker.
Another GOP member suggested he has not yet committed to voting for Johnson: “Right now, I think Mike has done an admirable job under difficult conditions, but I’ll keep my options open. I want to have a conversation with Mike.” said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., on Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria.”
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., recently told reporters that he will not vote for Rep. Mike Johnson for House speaker. (Bill Clark/CQ-Triada/File)
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., recently said Democrats won’t bail out Johnson if he doesn’t get enough Republican votes.
How might the recent government funding bill affect the vote?
Johnson introduced a government funding bill in early December, but the first proposal failed before it even reached the House after opposition from Republican lawmakers and outside allies of Trump, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
A second government funding bill was introduced in the House, but bipartisan lawmakers voted against the legislation. Johnson introduced a third package, but many of his GOP colleagues did not support it. While 34 Republicans voted against Johnson’s bill, it passed the House with unanimous support from Democrats.
With more than two dozen Republicans breaking with Johnson in the fight over government funding, he could face a potential pushback against his speaker’s re-election efforts. Between four and ten Republicans could oppose Johnson in the speaker’s race, Fox News. Chad Pergram previously reported.
Could the House race affect the certification of the elections?
The speaker vote will take place on Friday, just three days before Congress certifies Trump’s Electoral College results.
President-elect Donald Trump endorses Representative Mike Johnson for Speaker of the House. (Andrew Harnik)
The House cannot proceed with any official business, such as counting the presidential election votes for Trump, until a speaker is elected and the next Congress is sworn in. In January 2023, it took four days and 15 ballots for House Republicans to elect a speaker.
Trump announced that he would back Johnson for the position, a key endorsement that could help determine the Louisiana Republican’s chances on Friday’s ballot.
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“The American people need IMMEDIATE relief from all the destructive policies of the last administration. Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard-working, religious man. He will do the right thing and we will continue to WIN. Mike has my full and total MAGA Endorsement !!!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday.
Fox News’ Chad Pergram contributed to this report.
