House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gives a wink to a reporter as he answers questions with GOP leaders at Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2014. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
In the biggest defection from an incumbent speaker in at least 100 years, 25 House Republicans voted for someone other than John Boehner to serve as speaker in the 114th Congress.
Here's the full list, in order:
- Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.) -- Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
- Rep. Brian Babin (Tex.) -- “present”
- Rep. Rod Blum (Iowa) -- Rep. Dan Webster (R-Fla.)
- Rep. Dave Brat (Va.) -- Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.)
- Rep. Jim Bridenstine (Okla.) -- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.)
- Rep. Curt Clawson (Fla.) -- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
- Rep. Scott DesJarlais (Tenn.) -- Jordan
- Duncan -- Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.)
- Rep. Scott Garrett (N.J.) -- Webster
- Rep. Chris Gibson (N.Y.) -- House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
- Rep. Paul Gosar (Ariz.) -- Webster
- Gohmert -- Gohmert
- Rep. Tim Huelskamp (Kan.) -- Webster
- Rep. Walter Jones (N.C.) -- Webster
- Rep. Steve King -- Webster
- Rep. Tom Massie (Ky.) -- Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.)
- Rep. Mark Meadows (N.C.) -- Webster
- Rep. Rich Nugent (Fla.) -- Webster
- Rep. Gary Palmer (Ala.) -- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)
- Rep. Bill Posey (Fla.) -- Webster
- Rep. Scott Rigell (Va.) -- Webster
- Rep. Marlin Stutzman (Ind.) -- Webster
- Rep. Randy Weber (Tex.) -- Gohmert
- Webster -- Webster
- Yoho -- Yoho
Vote totals:
- Webster: 12
- Gohmert: 3
- Yoho: 2
- Jordan: 2
- Others/"present": 6
There were also some Democrats who voted against their nominee, House minority leader and former speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.):
- Rep. Jim Cooper (Tenn.) -- Colin Powell
- Rep. Gwen Graham (Fla.) -- Cooper
- Rep. Dan Lipinski (Ill.) -- Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)
- Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) -- Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)
Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) was reelected to serve a third term as House speaker, but hard-right conservatives rallied in opposition. (AP)
