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October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

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| election_name = October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

| flag_image = Seal of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives.svg

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| previous_election = January 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

| previous_year = January 2015

| next_election = 2017 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

| next_year = 2017

| election_date = {{Start date|2015|10|29}}

| seats_for_election = Needed to win: Majority of the votes cast
432 votes cast, 217 needed for a majority

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| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 236

| percentage1 = 54.63%

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| candidate2 = Nancy Pelosi

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| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

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| percentage2 = 42.59%

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| title = Speaker

| before_election = John Boehner

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On October 29, 2015, during the 114th United States Congress, an election for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives was necessitated by the impending resignation of John Boehner, set for October 30.{{cite news |title=John Boehner Will Resign From Congress |first=Jennifer |last=Steinhauer |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/boehner-will-resign-from-congress.html |date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=October 21, 2015}} Boehner was the first speaker to resign in the middle of a Congressional term since Jim Wright in 1989.{{cite news |url=https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/why-boehners-resignation-is-truly-historic-for-house-speakers/ |title=Why Boehner's resignation is truly historic for House speakers |date=September 30, 2015 |first=Scott |last=Bomboy |work=National Constitution Center |access-date=November 28, 2018}}

This was 124th speaker of the House election since the office was created in 1789. Republican representative Paul Ryan, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, won the election, receiving 236 votes, an absolute majority of the 435-member chamber. Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader, garnered 184 votes, with 12 more going to others. As 432 representatives cast a vote, the majority needed to win was 217. Ryan (age {{age|1970|1|29|2015|10|29}}) was the youngest person elected as speaker since James G. Blaine (age {{age|1830|1|31|1869|3|4}}) in 1869. After the vote, Ryan delivered his first remarks as speaker-elect and was sworn in by John Conyers, the dean of the House.{{Cite AV media notes| title=House Session| date=October 29, 2015| url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?328947-1/paul-ryan-elected-speaker-house-year-ago| type=Liner notes| publisher=C-SPAN| access-date=January 27, 2019}}

Boehner had been speaker since January 5, 2011, and during his tenure had managed substantial friction within the House Republican Conference, most notably several high-profile disputes with the Freedom Caucus. On September 25, 2015, Boehner announced his decision to resign as speaker and from Congress. He scheduled a Republican Conference non-binding vote for speaker on October 8, and a full floor vote on October 29.

Several Republicans expressed interest in becoming speaker. Kevin McCarthy, the House Majority Leader was initially viewed as the favorite, but withdrew his name from consideration on October 8, when the Freedom Caucus refused to support him, and the conference vote was postponed. Immediately afterwards, an effort was made to recruit the widely respected Paul Ryan, who had been the 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate, for the post; but he had repeatedly insisted that he was not interested in the job.{{cite news| last1=DeBonis| first1=Mike| last2=Costa| first2=Robert| last3=Helderman| first3=Rosalind S.| title=House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy drops out of race for House speaker| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/10/08/house-majority-leader-kevin-mccarthy-drops-out-of-race-for-house-speaker/?noredirect=on| date=October 8, 2015| work=The Washington Post| access-date=January 27, 2019}} However, after receiving pledges of support from each of the various party factions, Ryan declared his candidacy. The several other Republicans interested in running for speaker promptly endorsed Ryan; only Daniel Webster remained in the race. Ryan won the rescheduled conference vote on October 28, and was elected speaker the next day.

Background

=Process and conventions=

The speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The House elects its speaker at the beginning of a new Congress (i.e. {{Linktext|biennially}}, after a general election) or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position intra-term. Since 1839, the House has elected speakers by roll call vote.{{cite web| last=Forte| first=David F.| title=Essays on Article I: Speaker of the House| url=https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/10/speaker-of-the-house| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421180046/http://www.heritage.org/constitution#!/articles/1/essays/10/speaker-of-the-house| url-status=unfit| archive-date=April 21, 2012| work=Heritage Guide to The Constitution| publisher=Heritage Foundation| access-date=January 11, 2019}} Traditionally, each party's caucus or conference selects a candidate for the speakership from among its senior leaders prior to the roll call. Representatives are not restricted to voting for the candidate nominated by their party, but generally do, as the outcome of the election effectively determines which party has the majority and consequently will organize the House.{{cite web| last1=Heitshusen| first1=Valerie| last2=Beth| first2=Richard S.| title=Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913–2019| date=January 4, 2019| work=CRS Report for Congress| url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30857.pdf| publisher=Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress| location=Washington, D.C.| access-date=January 11, 2019}} Representatives that choose to vote for someone other than their party's nominated candidate usually vote for someone else in their party or vote "present".

Moreover, as the Constitution does not explicitly state that the speaker must be an incumbent member of the House, it is permissible for representatives to vote for someone who is not a member of the House at the time, and non-members have received a few votes in various speaker elections over the past several years.{{cite web| last=Grier| first=Peter| date=September 25, 2015| url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2015/0925/John-Boehner-exit-Anyone-can-run-for-House-speaker-even-you| title=John Boehner exit: Anyone can run for House speaker, even you| publisher=The Christian Science Monitor| access-date=January 11, 2019}} Nevertheless, every person elected speaker has been a member.

To be elected speaker a candidate must receive an absolute majority of the votes cast, as opposed to an absolute majority of the full membership of the House{{snd}}presently 218 votes, in a House of 435. There have only been a few instances during the past century where a person received a majority of the votes cast, and thus won the election, while failing to obtain a majority of the full membership. It happened in the previous election, in January 2015 (114th Congress), when John Boehner was elected with 216 votes (as opposed to 218). Such a variation in the number of votes necessary to win a given election might arise due to vacancies, absentees, or members being present but not voting. If no candidate wins a majority of the "votes cast for a person by name," then the roll call is repeated until a speaker is elected. Multiple roll calls have been necessary only 15 times since 1789; and not, at the time, since 1923 (68th Congress), when a closely divided House needed nine ballots to elect Frederick H. Gillett speaker.{{cite web|title=Speaker Elections Decided by Multiple Ballots|url=http://history.house.gov/People/Office/Speakers-Multiple-Ballots/|website=history.house.gov|publisher=United States House of Representatives|access-date=January 22, 2019}} Upon winning election, the new speaker is immediately sworn in by the Dean of the United States House of Representatives, the chamber's longest-serving member.{{cite web|title=Fathers/Deans of the House|url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Seniority/Deans-of-the-House/|website=history.house.gov|publisher=United States House of Representatives|access-date=January 11, 2019}}{{cite web| url=https://constitution.laws.com/house-of-representatives/election-of-the-speaker| title=Election of the Speaker Overview| website=constitution.laws.com| access-date=January 11, 2019}}

=Speakership and resignation of John Boehner=

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John Boehner, a member of the Republican Party from Ohio, served as the Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives from February 2006 until January 2007. As the Democratic Party assumed control of the House following the 2006 elections, Boehner served as Minority Leader from January 2007 until January 2011. When Republicans reassumed control of the House of Representatives in January 2011, Boehner was elected as speaker, with the votes of all 241 of his fellow Republicans.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/05/AR2011010501936.html|title=Boehner elected House speaker as 112th Congress convenes|work=The Washington Post|access-date=October 10, 2015}} In 2014, some House Republicans reached out to Ben Carson about his interest in becoming speaker should they be able to oust Boehner; Carson declined, citing his impending candidacy for president.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/265138-exclusive-house-republicans-recruited-carson-for-speaker/|title=Exclusive: House Republicans recruited Carson for Speaker|work=The Hill|first=Jonathan |last=Easley|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=January 8, 2016}} Boehner's Republican opponents formed a congressional caucus, called the Freedom Caucus, in January 2015 to focus their opposition. Though Boehner was reelected as speaker at the beginning of the 114th United States Congress that month, 25 conservative members of the Republican caucus did not vote for him. Daniel Webster, a Republican from Florida, received 12 votes.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/boehner-and-house-gop-regroup-after-tumultuous-speaker-election/|title=Boehner and House GOP Regroup After Tumultuous Speaker Election|work=Roll Call|access-date=October 9, 2015|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016013416/http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/boehner-and-house-gop-regroup-after-tumultuous-speaker-election/|url-status=dead}}

Throughout 2015, Boehner and the Freedom Caucus remained at odds. Boehner stripped his opponents of leadership posts and other perks, while the American Action Network, a group allied with Boehner, aired television ads against Freedom Caucus members in their home districts. Meanwhile, the Freedom Caucus opposed Boehner's plans, forcing him to rely on Democratic votes to pass bills. Needing to pass a federal budget for the 2016 fiscal year beginning October 1, the Freedom Caucus, now consisting of approximately 40 conservative Republicans affiliated with the Tea Party movement, threatened to block a resolution from passing unless it would defund Planned Parenthood and to initiate a vote to vacate the speakership if Boehner did not support their demands.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/254587-boehner-coup-talk-puts-house-gop-on-edge/|title=Boehner coup talk has House GOP on edge|first=Scott|last=Wong|work=The Hill|date=September 23, 2015|access-date=October 14, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://time.com/4060782/house-speaker-jason-republican-chaffetz-kevin-mccarthy/|title=Jason Chaffetz Campaign for House Speaker Exposes McCarthy|first=Jay |last=Newton-Small|work=Time|access-date=October 8, 2015}} The caucus sought the following promises: (1) the decentralization of the House Steering Committee, so that the Speaker and House Majority Leader are not solely in charge of committee assignments, (2) not supporting an increase in the U.S. debt ceiling without entitlement reform (Social Security reform and Medicare reform), (3) willingness to impeach John Koskinen, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and (4) passing spending bills approved by the caucus rather than a continuing resolution favored by Democrats in the United States Senate.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/the-gavel/2015/10/house-freedom-caucus-rules-change-214591|title=Freedom Caucus suggests House rules changes|work=Politico|access-date=October 9, 2015}}

On July 28, 2015, Mark Meadows, a member of the Freedom Caucus from North Carolina, filed a motion to vacate the speakership, only the second time the motion had been filed. The next day, Boehner referred to the motion as "no big deal".{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/14/a-house-divided|title=A House Divided: How a radical group of Republicans pushed Congress to the right|first=Ryan|last=Lizza|work=The New Yorker|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=January 8, 2016}} However, following continued pressure from the Freedom Caucus, and to avoid the vacation of his speakership, Boehner announced on September 25 that he would resign the speakership and retire from Congress effective October 30. Sources from his office indicated he chose to resign due to the increasing discord within the Republican caucus so that he could manage passage of a continuing resolution to fund the government and avoid a government shutdown.

Candidates

On September 28, Kevin McCarthy of California, the House Majority Leader, and Webster announced that they would run for speaker of the House.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/kevin-mccarthy-announces-run-for-house-speaker-214165|title=House leadership race: Kevin McCarthy formally announces he's running for speaker |work=POLITICO|access-date=October 8, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/us-rep-dan-webster-running-hard-to-replace-house-speaker-john-boehner/2247465/|title=U.S. Rep. Dan Webster 'running hard' to replace House Speaker John Boehner|work=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=October 8, 2015}} McCarthy was considered the presumptive favorite in the race.{{cite web|url=https://time.com/4050341/john-boehner-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-house/|title=Meet Kevin McCarthy: The Frontrunner to Replace John Boehner|first=Jay |last=Newton-Small|work=Time|access-date=October 10, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/30/kevin-mccarthys-comments-about-benghazi-should-raise-a-red-flag-for-republicans/|title=McCarthy's comments about Benghazi should raise a red flag for Republicans|work=The Washington Post|first=Chris|last=Cillizza|date=September 30, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015}} Jason Chaffetz, a Republican from Utah and the Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced his candidacy on October 4, claiming that McCarthy did not have the votes to win the election.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/04/politics/jason-chaffetz-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker/|title=Jason Chaffetz challenges Kevin McCarthy for speaker |first=Eric |last=Bradner|publisher=CNN|date=October 4, 2015|access-date=October 8, 2015}} Several Republicans urged Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the running mate of Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election, to run for speaker, but he declined, saying he was a "policy guy" with a preference to focus on his role as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/10/08/why-paul-ryan-doesnt-want-to-be-house-speaker/|title=Why Paul Ryan doesn't want to be House speaker|first=Kelsey |last=Snell|date=October 8, 2015|work=The Washington Post|access-date=October 8, 2015}}

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Democrat Nancy Pelosi, who served as the speaker from January 2007 through January 2011, asked her Democratic colleagues for their vote in the election.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/the-gavel/2015/10/nancy-pelosi-speaker-bid-214328|title=House leadership: Nancy Pelosi seeks support for speaker|work=Politico|access-date=October 8, 2015}} Steny Hoyer, the House Minority Whip, said that he expected the "overwhelming majority" of Democrats to vote for Pelosi. He said that if a Republican could not get the votes needed, Democrats could consider their options.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/the-gavel/2015/10/steny-hoyer-reacts-gop-speaker-vote-214473|title=House Leadership: Hoyer says GOP on its own for Speaker vote|work=Politico|access-date=October 8, 2015}}

On October 7, the day before the Republican caucus scheduled a non-binding vote for speaker, Ryan and former Vice President Dick Cheney endorsed McCarthy,{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/the-gavel/2015/10/paul-ryan-nominating-speech-kevin-mccarthy-214550|title=John Boehner replacement: Paul Ryan to give nominating speech for McCarthy|work=Politico|access-date=October 9, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/8/dick-cheney-endorses-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker/|title=Dick Cheney endorses Kevin McCarthy for House speaker|work=The Washington Times|access-date=October 9, 2015}} as did 11 of the 13 House Republicans from Pennsylvania.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/the-gavel/2015/09/kevin-mccarthy-backed-by-pennsylvania-republicans-214257|title=John Boehner replacement: Pennsylvania Republicans back McCarthy |work=POLITICO|access-date=October 9, 2015}} The Freedom Caucus decided to endorse Webster in the race.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/mccarthy-withdraws-candidacy-for-speaker-clears-path-for-utah-s/article_4f02a02e-a452-50f9-8291-d8b3e41a5613.html|title=McCarthy withdraws candidacy for speaker, clears path for Utah's Chaffetz and others|first=Erica|last=Werner|agency=Associated Press|work=Daily Herald|access-date=October 8, 2015|archive-date=October 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010142528/http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/mccarthy-withdraws-candidacy-for-speaker-clears-path-for-utah-s/article_4f02a02e-a452-50f9-8291-d8b3e41a5613.html|url-status=dead}} Other Republicans said they would vote against McCarthy, including Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who called McCarthy "absolutely not an option" because of his previous role as Boehner's "right-hand man".{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/tea-party-conservatives-take-aim-gop-leaders-380857|title=Tea Party Conservatives Take Aim at GOP Leaders|work=Newsweek|first=Emily|last=Cadei|date=October 8, 2015 |access-date=October 9, 2015}} Also, Walter B. Jones, Jr. of North Carolina sent a letter to the Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers stating that any candidates for a leadership position with "misdeeds" should withdraw from the race. Jones has stated that his comment did not specifically refer to McCarthy,{{cite news |url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/congress/article38272434.html |title=Rep. Walter Jones' letter clouds McCarthy's leadership withdrawal |first1=Michael |last1=Doyle |first2=Maria |last2=Recio |publisher=McClatchy DC |date=October 8, 2015 |access-date=October 10, 2015}} but it was widely seen as referring to rumors that McCarthy had been committing an extramarital affair with fellow Representative Renee Ellmers, a rumor that both have denied; the basis for such an allegation and interpretation is unclear.{{cite news |url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/10/how-media-is-handling-rumored-mccarthy-affair.html |title=How the Media Is Handling Kevin McCarthy's Rumored Affair |last=Hartmann |first=Margaret |work=New York |date=October 9, 2015 |access-date=October 10, 2015}}{{cite news |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/10/9/9488323/mccarthy-ellmers-affair |title=The affair allegations that derailed Kevin McCarthy's quest for the speakership, explained |last=Yglesias |first=Matthew |publisher=Vox |date=October 9, 2015 |access-date=October 10, 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/renee-ellmers-affair-rumor-kevin-mccarthy-thanks-gop-lawmakers-for-support-214607 |title=Ellmers thanks lawmakers for 'prayers' amid affair rumors |first1=Jake |last1=Sherman |first2=Anna |last2=Palmer |first3=Lauren |last3=French |date=October 9, 2015 |access-date=October 10, 2015 |publisher=Politico}}

Citing opposition from within the Republican Party, as well as fallout from controversial comments he made about the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi, McCarthy dropped out of the race on October 8.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/us/politics/house-speaker-vote.html|title=Kevin McCarthy Drops Out of House Speaker Race|work=The New York Times|first=Jennifer|last=Steinhauer|date=October 8, 2015|access-date=October 8, 2015}}{{cite news |title= Kevin McCarthy And His Benghazi Gaffe Star In Hillary Clinton's New Ad "The Republicans finally admit it." |first= Amanda |last=Terkel |work= The Huffington Post |date= October 5, 2015 |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-hillary-clinton-benghazi_5612e53ae4b022a4ce5f1a6a|access-date=October 27, 2015}} This unexpected move came without warning as House Republicans were preparing to vote on who would be their nominee for speaker, a vote which Boehner subsequently postponed.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/08/politics/house-speaker-republican-vote-mccarthy-webster-chaffetz/|title=Kevin McCarthy drops out of House speaker race|first1=Tal |last1=Kopan|first2=Deirdre |last2=Walsh|first3=Manu |last3=Raju|first4=Dana|last4=Bash|author-link4=Dana Bash|date=October 8, 2015|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 8, 2015}} Thomas Massie and Peter T. King referred to the House as a "banana republic".{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-struggle-to-regain-their-footing-as-a-party/2015/10/08/ed24da96-6de1-11e5-9bfe-e59f5e244f92_story.html|title=The GOP sinks deeper into chaos. Can it still function as a party?|first=Karen|last=Tumulty|author-link=Karen Tumulty|date=October 8, 2015|work=The Washington Post|access-date=October 9, 2015}} Massie also criticized Boehner for postponing the election, saying they "called off the election because they didn’t like the result," which was echoed by Tom Rice, Louie Gohmert, and Justin Amash. McMorris Rodgers and Conference Vice Chairwoman Lynn Jenkins defended Boehner, saying the matter was handled properly, as conference rules give him sole discretion.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/speaker-election-delay-stirs-conservative-anger/|title=Speaker Election Delay Stirs Conservative Anger|first=Matt|last=Fuller|work=Roll Call|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=October 10, 2015|archive-date=October 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012000553/http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/speaker-election-delay-stirs-conservative-anger/|url-status=dead}} Rich Lowry of National Review asked McCarthy in a phone interview if the House was governable, to which McCarthy replied "I don’t know. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom."{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/425264/kevin-mccarthy-speakers-race-interview|title=Sometimes You Have to Hit Rock Bottom|first=Rich|last=Lowry|work=National Review|date=October 8, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015}} Charlie Dent, a Republican from Pennsylvania who had supported McCarthy, suggested that if Republicans were unable to agree on a candidate, the best option might be for a bipartisan coalition to select a speaker.{{cite web|url=http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-charlie-dent-bipartisan-coalition-house-speaker-20151008-story.html|title=Charlie Dent says bipartisan coalition may pick next U.S. House speaker|first=Laura|last=Olsen|work=The Morning Call|date=October 8, 2015|access-date=October 10, 2015}} Kevin McCarthy would remain as the House Majority Leader until 2019, after Republicans lost the majority in the House of Representatives. McCarthy went on to be elected House Minority Leader where he became the leader of the House Republican conference. He was unanimously re-elected Minority Leader in 2021, and led Republicans to victory winning back the House of Representatives in the November 2022 elections, albeit by a narrower margin then originally expected. McCarthy would launch his second bid for House Speaker, which he ultimately won after 15 ballots of voting. He served in the position from January 7, 2023 until October 3, 2023, where he was removed via a Motion to Vacate.

The announcement immediately set off a renewed effort to recruit Ryan as a candidate.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-republicans-idUSKCN0S31D220151009|title=All eyes on Ryan amid search for House speaker|work=Reuters|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015}} Boehner personally called Ryan twice to ask him to run, and Chaffetz said that he would not run against Ryan if he chose to enter the race.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/video/jason-chaffetz-i-would-not-run-against-paul-ryan-for-speaker-541667908002|title=Jason Chaffetz: 'I Would Not Run Against Paul Ryan' for Speaker|publisher=NBC News|access-date=October 9, 2015}} Ryan also received calls from Mitt Romney and Trey Gowdy, among others, encouraging him to run for speaker.{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/us_politics/2015/10/romney_endorses_ryan_to_run_for_speaker|title=Romney endorse Ryan to run for Speaker|work=The Boston Herald|access-date=October 10, 2015}} Additional Ryan endorsements came from Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, 2016 Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise from Louisiana.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Paul-Ryan-considering-running-for-House-speaker-331591902.html|title=Paul Ryan considering running for House Speaker|work=NBC 15|access-date=October 10, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/trump-ryan-speaker-214633|title=Trump: 'OK' with Ryan as House Speaker|work=Politico|access-date=October 10, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://blogs.theadvocate.com/politicsblog/2015/10/09/u-s-house-majority-whip-steve-scalise-r-jefferson-backs-paul-ryan-r-wisc-for-house-speaker/|title=House Majority Whip Steve Scalise backs Paul Ryan for House Speaker|work=The Advocate|access-date=October 10, 2015|archive-date=October 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010162238/http://blogs.theadvocate.com/politicsblog/2015/10/09/u-s-house-majority-whip-steve-scalise-r-jefferson-backs-paul-ryan-r-wisc-for-house-speaker/|url-status=dead}} On October 9, close aides of Ryan confirmed that Ryan was reconsidering the possibility of a run.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/10/09/all-eyes-on-paul-ryan-as-house-gop-looks-to-regroup/|title=Wooing Chairman Ryan: Paul Ryan remains on sidelines as House GOP looks to regroup|first=Mike|last=DeBonis|date=October 9, 2015|work=The Washington Post|access-date=October 9, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/politics/house-speaker-race-paul-ryan/|title=Paul Ryan considering running for speaker|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 10, 2015|date=October 9, 2015}}

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A possible Ryan candidacy received support from the same Freedom Caucus that opposed Boehner and McCarthy. Meadows said on October 11 that Ryan running would "definitely change the equation," and Chairman Jim Jordan described Ryan as "a good man," and stated that the Freedom Caucus would view a Ryan run "favorably".{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/jim-jordan-paul-ryan-house-speaker-214645|title=House Freedom Caucus would look 'favorably' on Ryan as speaker|work=Politico|access-date=October 11, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/11/jordan-said-powerful-conservative-house-freedom-cause-open-to-ryan-as-next/?intcmp=hpbt1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013221140/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/11/jordan-said-powerful-conservative-house-freedom-cause-open-to-ryan-as-next/?intcmp=hpbt1|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 13, 2015|title=Jordan said powerful House Freedom Caucus is open to Ryan as next Speaker|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=October 11, 2015}}

Others who expressed their interest in running included Texas Representatives Bill Flores{{cite web|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/u-s-rep-bill-flores-tells-the-eagle-that-he/article_e8fd2104-6ebc-11e5-b6f3-5b3909179392.html|title=U.S. Rep. Bill Flores tells The Eagle that he's still considering running for the House Speaker post|publisher=The Eagle.com|access-date=October 10, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mrt.com/news/politics/article_1b9dfe7a-6e0f-11e5-abaa-ef351fcb757b.html|title=Report: Conaway weighing in on Speaker bid|publisher=MRT.com|access-date=October 10, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/08/texas-members-react-congress-chaos/|title=Sources: Flores, Conaway Weighing Bids for U.S. House Speaker|publisher=Texas Tribune.com|access-date=October 10, 2015}} and Michael McCaul,{{cite web|url=http://keyetv.com/news/local/mccaul-plans-to-run-for-house-speaker|title=McCaul plans to run for House Speaker|publisher=KeyeTV.com|access-date=October 15, 2015}} Georgia Representative Lynn Westmoreland,{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/10/08/lynn-westmoreland-considering-running-for-house-speaker/|title=Lynn Westmoreland, 'Considering' Running for Speaker|publisher=Politics.com|access-date=October 10, 2015|archive-date=October 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009235713/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/10/08/lynn-westmoreland-considering-running-for-house-speaker/|url-status=dead}} Montana Representative Ryan Zinke,{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/zinke-says-he-is-considering-running-for-house-speaker/332563382/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151014210707/http://www.startribune.com/zinke-says-he-is-considering-running-for-house-speaker/332563382/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2015|title=Zinke says he is considering running for House speaker|publisher=Star Tribune.com|access-date=October 14, 2015}} and California Representative and former Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa.{{cite web|url=http://www.inforum.com/news/3857705-house-speaker-spotlight-might-swivel-minnesotas-john-kline|title=House Speaker spotlight may swivel around Rep. John Kline|publisher=Inforum.com|access-date=October 10, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/09/rep-issa-im-considering-running-for-house-speaker.html|title=Issa: I'm considering running for House Speaker|publisher=CNBC|access-date=October 10, 2015}} However, several candidates made clear that they would only run if Ryan chose not to, including Issa, McCaul, and Minnesota Representative John Kline.{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/10/09/darrell-issa-i-may-run-for-speaker.html|title=Darrell Issa: "I May Run for House Speaker"|publisher=The Daily Beast.com|access-date=October 10, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/rep-john-kline-in-running-to-be-speaker-but-says-he-supports-paul-ryan/331646361/|title=Rep. John Kline in running for speaker, but says he supports Paul Ryan|publisher=Star Tribune.com|access-date=October 10, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/politics/2015/10/12/congressman-mccaul-run-speaker-if-paul-ryan-does-not/73836914/|title=U.S. Rep McCaul to run if Paul Ryan doesn't|publisher=WFAA.com|access-date=October 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015004042/http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/politics/2015/10/12/congressman-mccaul-run-speaker-if-paul-ryan-does-not/73836914/|archive-date=October 15, 2015|url-status=dead}} On October 12, Flores confirmed that he would run for speaker, but stated that he would run only if Ryan stayed out of the contest.{{cite web|url=http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/rep-bill-flores-announces-run-for-u-s-house-speaker.html/|title=Rep. Bill Flores announces run for U.S. House speaker|first=Sylvan|last=Lane|work=Dallas Morning News|date=October 12, 2015|access-date=October 13, 2015|archive-date=October 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012210437/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/rep-bill-flores-announces-run-for-u-s-house-speaker.html/|url-status=dead}}

Ryan held a closed-door meeting with the Republican Caucus on October 20, where he explained that he would run for speaker if he could be guaranteed an overwhelming majority of the Republican caucus would support him.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ryan-nears-decision-on-speakers-race-as-congress-returns/2015/10/20/b0e4998c-7687-11e5-bc80-9091021aeb69_story.html|title=Ryan to make pitch for Speaker run, under conditions|work=The Washington Post|date=October 20, 2015|access-date=October 20, 2015}} Specifically, Ryan requested an increased threshold for the political maneuver of vacating the speakership, stated that he would not lessen the amount of time he spends with his family, and requested an official endorsement from the Freedom Caucus, Republican Study Committee, and The Tuesday Group by October 23, before he could make his decision.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/257548-ryan-tells-gop-hell-run-for-speaker-with-conditions/|title=Ryan tells GOP he'll run for speaker – with conditions|work=The Hill|access-date=October 20, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/paul-ryan-speaker-freedom-caucus-214989|title=Freedom Caucus wary of Ryan's demands: Some conservatives complain he's setting them up to be blamed if he decides not to run|first=Lauren|last=French|work=Politico|date=October 20, 2015|access-date=October 27, 2015}} Immediately after Ryan's announcement, Chaffetz announced that he would be dropping out of the race to support Ryan.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/20/ryan-to-run-for-house-speaker-if-gets-full-party-support/?intcmp=hplnws|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151023061907/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/20/ryan-to-run-for-house-speaker-if-gets-full-party-support/?intcmp=hplnws|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2015|title=Ryan to run for House Speaker if he gets full party support|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=October 20, 2015}} The next day, the Freedom Caucus held a vote to determine which of its members would support Ryan; although the exact tally was not revealed, roughly two-thirds of the caucus voted to endorse Ryan. Although this was shy of the 80% vote needed for an official endorsement over Webster, both the caucus leaders and Ryan were satisfied with the result, and Ryan made efforts to move forward with a potential speaker bid.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/10/21/boehner-predicts-ryan-get-support-hes-seeking-become-speaker/74323092/|title=Ryan wins Freedom Caucus majority, but not endorsement for Speaker|work=USA Today|access-date=October 21, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/paul-ryan-freedom-caucus-speaker-215041|title=Ryan to proceed with speaker bid|work=Politico|access-date=October 21, 2015}}

On October 22, Ryan announced his bid for speaker.{{cite news|last1=Walsh|first1=Deirdre|last2=Diamond|first2=Jeremy|title=Paul Ryan officially running for speaker|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/politics/paul-ryan-house-speaker-announcement/index.html|access-date=October 22, 2015|publisher=CNN|date=October 22, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Steinhauer|first1=Jennifer|title=Paul Ryan Will Seek to Become House Speaker|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/us/politics/house-gop-factions-lining-up-for-paul-ryan-as-speaker.html?_r=1|access-date=October 22, 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 22, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=DeBonis|first1=Mike|title=Paul Ryan goes all in: 'I am ready and eager to be our speaker'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/10/22/paul-ryan-goes-all-in-i-am-ready-and-eager-to-be-our-speaker/|access-date=October 22, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 22, 2015}} Flores, who chairs the Republican Study Committee, dropped out of the race and endorsed Ryan.{{cite web|url=http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Flores-Chaired-Committee-Backs-Ryan-for-House-Speaker-336044291.html|title=Flores-Chaired Committee Backs Ryan for House Speaker|date=October 22, 2015|first=Steve|last=Fullhart|work=KBTX-TV|access-date=October 27, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033110/http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Flores-Chaired-Committee-Backs-Ryan-for-House-Speaker-336044291.html|url-status=dead}} Mo Brooks of Alabama, a member of the Freedom Caucus, announced on the floor of the House on October 27 that Ryan had agreed not to advance immigration reform legislation while Barack Obama was President of the United States, or unless it met the "Hastert Rule," as it has the support of the majority of Republicans.{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/10/mo_brooks_freedom_caucus_strik.html|title=Mo Brooks, Freedom Caucus strike hardline immigration deal with Paul Ryan|work=AL.com|first=Paul|last=Gattis|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=October 27, 2015}}

Once it appeared certain that Ryan would run, and win an overwhelming majority of the caucus's votes, Boehner rescheduled the Republican caucus vote for October 28.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/politics/house-leadership-elections-john-boehner/|title=John Boehner sets speaker election date: October 28|first1=Deirdre|last1=Walsh|first2=Tal|last2=Kopan|publisher=CNN|date=October 21, 2015|access-date=October 21, 2015}} Ryan won the nomination, defeating Webster 200 to 43 in the secret ballot voting.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/28/house-republicans-choose-paul-ryan-speaker/74737170/|title=House Republicans choose Paul Ryan to be speaker|first=Erin|last=Kelly|work=USA Today|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=October 28, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Walsh|first1=Deirdre|title=Republicans back Paul Ryan as speaker|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/28/politics/paul-ryan-speaker-leadership-elections-republicans-gop/index.html|access-date=October 28, 2015|publisher=CNN|date=October 28, 2015}} Blackburn and McCarthy each received one vote.{{cite news|last1=Shabad|first1=Rebecca|title=House Republicans nominate Paul Ryan for speaker|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-republicans-nominate-paul-ryan-for-speaker/|access-date=October 28, 2015|publisher=CBS News|date=October 28, 2015}} The next day, Webster reportedly urged Republicans to vote for Ryan instead of him.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/the-gavel/2015/10/webster-encouraging-house-republicans-to-not-vote-for-him-for-speaker-215341|title=Webster encouraging House Republicans to not vote for him for speaker|first=Jake|last=Sherman|work=Politico|date=October 29, 2015|access-date=October 29, 2015}}

=Declared=

The following officially declared their candidacy:

File:Nancy_Pelosi 113th Congress 2013.jpg|{{center|Minority Leader
Nancy Pelosi
of California}}

File:Paul_Ryan 113th_Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Paul Ryan
of Wisconsin}}

File:Daniel_Webster 113th_Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Daniel Webster
of Florida}}

=Withdrawn=

The following were candidates, but subsequently withdrew:

File:Jason Chaffetz 113th Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Jason Chaffetz
of Utah}}

File:Bill Flores 113th Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Bill Flores
of Texas}}

File:Kevin McCarthy 113th Congress.jpg|{{center|Majority Leader
Kevin McCarthy
of California}}

= Publicly expressed interest =

The following publicly expressed interest in becoming candidates:

File:Darrell Issa 113th Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Darrell Issa
of California}}

File:Newt Gingrich (6238567189) (cropped).jpg|{{center|Fmr. Speaker
Newt Gingrich
of Georgia}}

File:Michael T. McCaul 113th Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Michael McCaul
of Texas}}

File:Mike Pompeo 113th Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Mike Pompeo
of Kansas}}

File:Lynn Westmoreland 113th Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Lynn Westmoreland
of Georgia}}

File:Ryan Zinke.jpg|{{center|Representative
Ryan Zinke
of Montana}}

=Declined to run=

The following received some speculation about a possible candidacy, but subsequently ruled themselves out:

  • Marsha Blackburn, (Republican Party), United States representative for {{ushr|TN|7}} (since 2003).{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/425390/marsha-blackburn-peter-roskam-house-speaker-race|title=House Speaker Race – Marsha Blackburn, Peter Roskam, Dark Horses|publisher=National Review.com|access-date=October 12, 2015}}[http://www.wsmv.com/story/30262805/marsha-blackburn-says-speaker-job-not-on-her-to-do-lis Marsha Blackburn says Speaker job not on her 'to-do list'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211001149/http://www.wsmv.com/story/30262805/marsha-blackburn-says-speaker-job-not-on-her-to-do-lis |date=December 11, 2015 }}, WSMV (October 28, 2015).
  • Trey Gowdy (Republican Party), United States representative for {{ushr|SC|4}} (since 2011), Chairman of the House Benghazi Committee (since 2014).{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/255353-gowdy-says-he-wont-run/|title=Gowdy says he won't run|work=The Hill|access-date=October 10, 2015}}
  • Jeb Hensarling (Republican Party), United States representative for {{ushr|TX|5}} (since 2003), Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services (since 2013).{{cite web|url=http://iprnewswire.com/texas-conservative-jeb-hensarling-wont-run-for-house-speaker/|title=Texas conservative Jeb Hensarling won't run for House Speaker|work=iPR Newswire|access-date=October 10, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151011012116/http://iprnewswire.com/texas-conservative-jeb-hensarling-wont-run-for-house-speaker/|archive-date=October 11, 2015|url-status=dead}}
  • Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican Party), United States representative for {{ushr|WA|5|}} (since 2005), Chairman of the House Republican Conference (since 2013).{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/politics/jeb-hensarling-house-majority-leader/|title=Tom Price gets support, Cathy McMorris Rodgers is out|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 10, 2015}}
  • Peter Roskam, (Republican Party), United States representative for {{ushr|IL|6}} (since 2007).Kevin P. Craver, [http://www.nwherald.com/2015/10/13/u-s-rep-peter-roskam-says-he-wont-run-for-house-speaker/a4ez6zv/ U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says he won't run for House speaker], Northwest Herald (October 13, 2015).Katherine Skiba, [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-roskam-after-boehner-quits-met-0925-20150925-story.html Rep. Roskam could vie again for GOP leadership post as Boehner exits], Chicago Tribune (September 26, 2015).
  • Steve Scalise (Republican Party), United States representative for {{ushr|LA|1}} (since 2008), Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives (since 2014).{{cite web|url=http://www.wrno.com/articles/local-news-135361/steve-scalise-next-speaker-of-the-14019930/|title=Steve Scalise: Next speaker of the House?|publisher=WNRO|access-date=October 10, 2015}}

=Received speculation=

The following received speculation about a possible candidacy in at least two reliable sources:

  • Diane Black, (Republican Party), United States representative for {{ushr|TN|6}} (since 2011).{{cite web|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/politics/national/story/2015/oct/12/two-republican-women-tennessee-talked-us-house-speaker-job/330067/|title=Two Republican Women from Tennessee talked up for Speaker race|publisher=Times Free Press.com|access-date=October 12, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/30240643/could-a-tennessean-be-the-next-speaker-of-the-house|title=Could a Tennessean be the next Speaker|publisher=WRCBtv.com|access-date=October 12, 2015}}
  • Mike Conaway, (Republican Party), United States representative for {{ushr|TX|11}} (since 2005).
  • Mike Kelly, (Republican Party), United States representative for {{ushr|PA|3}} (since 2011).{{cite web|url=http://www.erietvnews.com/story/30310025/rep-mike-kelly-considers-run-for-house-speaker|title=Rep. Mike Kelly Considers House Speaker Bid|publisher=ErieTVNews.com|access-date=October 21, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/representative-mike-kelly-may-run-for-house-speaker|title=Representative Mike Kelly May Run for House Speaker|publisher=YourErie.com|access-date=October 21, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110433/http://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/representative-mike-kelly-may-run-for-house-speaker|url-status=dead}}
  • John Kline, (Republican Party), United States representative for {{ushr|MN|2}} (since 2003), Chairman of the House Education Committee (since 2011).

File:Diane Black 113th Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Diane Black
of Tennessee}}

File:Kenneth Michael Conaway 113th Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Mike Conaway
of Texas}}

File:Mike Kelly 113th Congress.jpg|{{center|Representative
Mike Kelly
of Pennsylvania}}

File:Johnkline.jpg|{{center|Representative
John Kline
of Minnesota}}

Election of the speaker

File:Speaker Ryan 2.tif electing him as speaker of the House]]

On October 29, 2015, Ryan was elected speaker, receiving 236 votes.{{cite web| first=Jennifer| last=Steinhauer| date=October 29, 2015| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/30/us/politics/paul-ryan-set-to-take-over-as-speaker-hoping-to-manage-the-chaos.html| title=Paul Ryan Is Elected House Speaker, Hoping to Manage Chaos| work=The New York Times| access-date=October 29, 2015}} Following the election, Raúl Labrador, a Freedom Caucus member from Idaho, said that Ryan will need to "realize the honeymoon is over and start bringing us some conservative policy," and that "the final exam for Paul Ryan will be in January 2017, when there is a speaker election, and we will look at his body of work and determine whether he gets a passing grade or not."

The vote count in the October 2015 speaker of the House election was:

{{Election box begin no change | title=2015 election for speaker (special){{snd}}114th Congress{{cite web| url=https://www.congress.gov/crec/2015/10/29/CREC-2015-10-29.pdf| title=161 Cong. Rec. H7337–38 (2015)| date=October 29, 2015| publisher=United States Government Publishing Office| location=Washington, D.C.| access-date=March 24, 2019}}}}

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|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Paul Ryan (WI 1)

|votes = 236

|percentage = 54.63

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Nancy Pelosi (CA 12)

|votes = 184

|percentage = 42.60

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dan Webster (FL 10)

|votes = 9

|percentage = 2.08

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jim Cooper (TN 5)

|votes = 1

|percentage = 0.23

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John Lewis (GA 5)

|votes = 1

|percentage = 0.23

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Colin Powell

|votes = 1

|percentage = 0.23

}}

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|votes = 432

|percentage = 100

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{{Election box necessary no change|

|votes = 217

|percentage = >50

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Ryan did not cast a vote in the election, while Pelosi did.

Representatives voting for someone other than their party's speaker nominee were:{{cite web| url=https://www.congress.gov/crec/2015/10/29/CREC-2015-10-29.pdf| title=161 Cong. Rec. H7337–38 (2015)| date=October 29, 2015| publisher=United States Government Publishing Office| location=Washington, D.C.| access-date=March 12, 2019}}


{{colorbull|red|size=75}} Dave Brat of Virginia; Curt Clawson of Florida; Louie Gohmert of Texas; Paul Gosar of Arizona; Walter Jones of North Carolina; Thomas Massie of Kentucky; Bill Posey of Florida; Randy Weber of Texas; and Ted Yoho of Florida voted for Dan Webster;


{{colorbull|blue|size=75}} Jim Cooper of Tennessee voted for Colin Powell, who was not a member of the House at the time;


{{colorbull|blue|size=75}} Gwen Graham of Florida voted for Jim Cooper;


{{colorbull|blue|size=75}} Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona voted for John Lewis.

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