Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida dropped out of the race for House speaker, leaving two candidates battling for the gavel in a closed-door meeting of House Republican lawmakers on Tuesday.
Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota led in every round of balloting, and now faces Vice Conference Chairman Mike Johnson of Louisiana in a final vote to elect a GOP nominee for speaker.
Rep. Pete Sessions, Texas Republican, was forced out in the first round after receiving the lowest number of votes. In the second round, Rep. Jack Bergman of Minnesota was eliminated. Out of 219 GOP lawmakers voting, Mr. Emmer won 107 votes and Mr. Johnson earned 56 votes. Another 25 lawmakers each voted for Mr. Donalds and Mr. Hern, and six others voted present or for an unnamed candidate.
At the start of the voting Tuesday, the list had already shrunk from nine candidates declared on Sunday. Reps. Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania and Gary Palmer of Alabama dropped out before the vote.
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