October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
Election of the speaker

October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

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

Candidate	Votes	Percent

Paul Ryan (R–Wisconsin)	236	54.63%

Nancy Pelosi (D–California)	184	42.60%

Dan Webster (R–Florida)	9	2.08%

Colin Powell (R)	1	0.23%

Jim Cooper (D–Tennessee)	1	0.23%

John Lewis (D–Georgia)	1	0.23%

Total votes:	432	100%

Votes necessary:	217	>50%

Not a member of the House at the time.

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As 432 representatives cast a vote, the majority needed to win was 217.

final_sentence: As 432 representatives cast a vote, the majority needed to win was 217.