Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Most recent election for speaker (2019)

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Section Title: Most recent election for speaker (2019)
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2019 Speaker of the House election

Candidate	Votes	Percent

Nancy Pelosi (D–California)	220	51.17%

Kevin McCarthy (R–California)	192	44.66%

Jim Jordan (R–Ohio)	5	1.16%

Cheri Bustos (D–Illinois)	4	0.93%

Tammy Duckworth (D)	2	0.47%

Stacey Abrams (D)	1	0.23%

Joe Biden (D)	1	0.23%

Marcia Fudge (D–Ohio)	1	0.23%

Joe Kennedy III (D–Massachusetts)	1	0.23%

John Lewis (D–Georgia)	1	0.23%

Thomas Massie (R–Kentucky)	1	0.23%

Stephanie Murphy (D–Florida)	1	0.23%

Total votes:	430	100%

Also: 3–answered present; 1–not voting ^ Not an incumbent member of the House at the time.

Sentence(s)

Nancy Pelosi secured 220 votes to Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy's 192 votes, with 18 votes going to others in 2019 election for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

final_sentence: Nancy Pelosi secured 220 votes to Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy's 192 votes, with 18 votes going to others in 2019 election for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.