After a seventh round of voting, the House failed once again to elect a speaker.
The vote totals for the seventh round:
- Hakeem Jeffries – 212
- Kevin McCarthy – 201
- Byron Donalds – 19
- Other – 1
- Present – 1
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) voted for Donald Trump.
Despite a long night of making concessions to the 20 holdouts, McCarthy made absolutely no progress.


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