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CBS News reports:
The race for House speaker race remains undecided as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy continued to fail to win a majority in the first six rounds of voting. It has been nearly a century since a speaker vote took multiple ballots. Only eight other times in U.S. history has it taken more than three rounds.
According to the House of Representatives, there have been 127 speaker elections since 1789. In the modern era, a nominee needs a majority of the House members voting — 218 if all 435 are present — to become speaker.
Prior to this week’s votes, 14 speaker elections required multiple ballots, with 13 of those occurring before the Civil War. The only time in the post-Civil War era was in 1923, when it took nine tries.
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Brian Fitzpatrick leaving meeting with Kevin McCarthy said he thinks the House should not vote again for Speaker until a new rules package is finalized and members have 72 hours to review it. He said he doesn’t believe the votes will change until the rules package is finalized.
— Annie Grayer (@AnnieGrayerCNN) January 5, 2023