McCarthy Nominated For Speaker In 188-31 GOP Vote

November 15, 2022 Politics, Republicans

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday easily defeated conservative Rep. Andy Biggs to win the GOP nomination for speaker of the House. But that was the easy part for McCarthy.

The 188-31 closed-door, secret-ballot vote illustrates what his conservative foes have been saying for the past week: McCarthy hasn’t secured the 218 Republican votes needed to win the speaker’s gavel on the House floor on Jan. 3, the first day of the new Congress.

The California Republican has his work cut out for him. He now has seven weeks to try to win over some of those recalcitrant conservatives who cast a protest vote for Biggs.

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.@PunchbowlNews Midday: House Republicans have nominated Kevin McCarthy to be their candidate for speaker of the House.

McCarthy beat Rep. Andy Biggs 188-31.

We break down the vote here:https://t.co/iupsEKxxPg

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