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Revision as of 14:24, 6 October 2023

October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
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Needed to win: Majority of votes cast
  Majority party Minority party
 
Candidate TBD Hakeem Jeffries (presumptive)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat TBD New York 8th
Speaker before election

Kevin McCarthy
Patrick McHenry (acting)
Republican

Elected Speaker

TBD

Following the successful motion to vacate the speakership of Kevin McCarthy of California on October 3, 2023, the members of the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to hold an intra-term election for speaker of the House. McCarthy had previously been elected on January 7, 2023, after fifteen rounds of voting in the January speakership election at the start of the 118th Congress. McCarthy has said that he will not attempt to regain the speakership. Representative Patrick McHenry (a Republican representing North Carolina's 10th congressional district) is serving as speaker pro tempore until a new speaker or a different speaker pro tempore is elected.

Background

Main article: Removal of Kevin McCarthy

On October 2, Representative Matt Gaetz filed a motion to vacate, forcing a vote on McCarthy's removal within two legislative days.[1] Gaetz filed the motion after McCarthy relied on Democrats to help pass a bipartisan continuing resolution to fund the government through November 17, averting a government shutdown on September 30.[2] Voting began the following day; McCarthy ruled out a deal involving support from Democrats in exchange for concessions.[3] Representative Tom Cole unsuccessfully moved to table the motion. Following one hour of debate evenly divided between Gaetz and Cole, the motion passed by a vote of 216–210; This was the first time in congressional history the House voted to remove an incumbent speaker during an active legislative term.[4]

A speaker pro tempore (i.e. someone acting as speaker on a temporary basis) is designated in the event the office of the speaker is declared vacant. Under the current rules of the House, at the start of their term, the speaker is required to create a secret ordered list of members to temporarily serve as speaker of the House if the speakership becomes vacant.[5] North Carolina representative Patrick McHenry was on the top of McCarthy's list and became the speaker pro tempore following McCarthy's removal.[6]

Vote to vacate

Vote to vacate
Party Yes No Not voting
Republican 8 210 3
Democratic 208 — 4
Prozentualer Anteil 50.7% 49.3% —
Total votes Green tickY 216 210 7

The vote to vacate was mostly split along party lines; Andy Biggs, Ken Buck, Tim Burchett, Eli Crane, Matt Gaetz, Bob Good, Nancy Mace, and Matt Rosendale defected from the majority of Republicans to vote yes.[7]

Process and nominations

Following the vote to remove McCarthy, House Republicans and Democrats will hold caucus meetings to nominate candidates for the speakership. A simple majority of the caucus is required to put forward a nominee.[8]

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. biennially after a general election) or when a speaker dies, resigns, or is removed from the position intra-term. This is the first time that the last of these cases (intra-term removal from the position) has occurred.

Since 1839, the House has elected speakers by roll call vote.[9] 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 is expected to organize the House.[10] 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.[11] Nevertheless, every person elected speaker has been a member.[10]

To be elected speaker, a candidate must receive an absolute majority of the votes cast, as contrasted with an absolute majority of the full membership of the House – 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 2023 (118th Congress), when Kevin McCarthy was elected with 216 votes (less than 218 due to "present" votes, which indicate abstention). 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. 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.[12][13]

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. Generally, the only other action the House can take is to adjourn for a period of time, which must be voted upon to occur.[14][15][16] In past cases when the speakership has been vacant, the House has not conducted any other business until completing the election of a new speaker. Differing opinions have been expressed about whether this is the only action that is allowed to be taken during such a period, and particularly regarding whether the House could pass legislation during such a period or not.[17][18]

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Presumptive nominee

Republican nomination

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Jim Jordan
U.S. Representatives
U.S. Senators
Former U.S. Presidents
Kevin McCarthy (not running)
U.S. Representatives
Steve Scalise
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Donald Trump (not running)
U.S. Representatives
Endorsements by incumbent Republicans in the House of Representatives. (Seats vacant or held by Democrats in black).
  Endorsed Byron Donalds (1) (Not running)
  Endorsed Kevin Hern (1)
  Endorsed Jim Jordan (24)
  Endorsed Kevin McCarthy (1) (Not running)
  Endorsed Steve Scalise (25)
  Endorsed Donald Trump (3) (Not running)

Debate

Fox News will televise a closed debate between Scalise, Jordan and Hern on Monday, October 9.[67]

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