Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) read vote totals from the House roll call vote to elect a speaker. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) received 220 votes and is the 56th speaker of the US House of Representatives.
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00:00 The tellers agree in their tallies that the total number of votes cast is 429, of which
00:10 the Honorable Mike Johnson of the State of Louisiana has received 220 votes, and the
00:39 Honorable Hakeem Jeffries of the State of New York has received 209 votes.
00:56 Therefore the Honorable Mike Johnson of the State of Louisiana, having received a majority
01:00 of votes cast, is duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 118th
01:17 Congress.
01:25 Thank you.