2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
Election of the speaker

2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

Section Title: Election of the speaker
Table Section Text: None

Candidate	Votes	Percent

Nancy Pelosi (D–CA)	220	51.17%

Kevin McCarthy (R–CA)	192	44.66%

Jim Jordan (R–OH)	5	1.16%

Cheri Bustos (D–IL)	4	0.93%

Tammy Duckworth (D)	2	0.47%

Stacey Abrams (D)	1	0.23%

Joe Biden (D)	1	0.23%

Marcia Fudge (D–OH)	1	0.23%

Joe Kennedy III (D–MA)	1	0.23%

John Lewis (D–GA)	1	0.23%

Thomas Massie (R–KY)	1	0.23%

Stephanie Murphy (D–FL)	1	0.23%

Total votes:	430	100%

Votes necessary:	216	50.23%

^ Not a member of the House at the time.

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430 representatives cast their vote and 216 votes were necessary.

final_sentence: 430 representatives cast their vote and 216 votes were necessary.