On Thursday, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California offered new concessions to a group of ultraconservative Republicans that have prevented him from winning the majority of votes needed to secure the House speaker post.
After its tenth ballot, the House has still not elected a speaker. Representative Kevin McCarthy of California fell short by 17 votes.
A table that shows the current tally for the most recent vote for speaker of the House.
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| Total | Dem. | Rep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
McCarthy |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Jeffries |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: To win, a member must receive the majority of votes cast for a person, not counting “present” votes. The Constitution specifies that House members choose the speaker, but the speaker does not have to be a current or even a former representative.
Mr. McCarthy needs 218 votes if every member of Congress casts a ballot, so he only can afford to lose four Republican votes. In the seventh through tenth rounds of voting, held on Thursday, 20 Republicans voted for other candidates, and one voted “present.” Mr. McCarthy lost an additional Republican vote in the ninth and tenth round when Representative Ken Buck of Colorado did not vote at all. All 212 Democrats voted for Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the minority leader.
Mr. McCarthy could win the speakership with fewer than 218 votes by persuading lawmakers who do not want to support him to instead vote “present” or to not vote at all.
A table that shows summary tallies for each ballot round of House speaker votes.
| Ballot Round |  McCarthy |
Jeffries |
Other | Present |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 203 | 212 | 19 | 0 |
| 2nd | 203 | 212 | 19 | 0 |
| 3rd | 202 | 212 | 20 | 0 |
| 4th | 201 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 5th | 201 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 6th | 201 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 7th | 201 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 8th | 201 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 9th | 200 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
| 10th | 200 | 212 | 20 | 1 |
Note: To win, a member must receive the majority of votes cast for a person, not counting “present” votes.
In the first vote, held on Tuesday, 19 House Republicans voted for a Republican other than Mr. McCarthy. During the second vote, those same 19 opposed him but rallied around Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, a founding member of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus. Mr. Jordan pleaded with his colleagues to give their support to Mr. McCarthy, but all 19, plus an additional Republican, voted for Mr. Jordan on the third ballot.
In the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds of voting, held on Wednesday, the same 20 Republicans voted for Representative Byron Donalds of Florida, and one voted “present.” The House reconvened at noon Thursday to continue voting.
How Every Representative Voted
Members voting differently from the majority of their party are highlighted.
A list of each representatives’ votes during the rounds of House speaker votes.