Jordan on track to lose third round of voting in House speaker's race

Rep. Jim Jordan watches as the House of Representatives votes for a third time on whether to elevate Jordan to Speaker of the House in the U.S. Capitol on October 20, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is on track to lose a third round vote for the speaker's gavel.

More than 13 Republicans voted against Jordan along with every House Democrat so far. Voting is still ongoing.

Other names nominated by Republicans on the House floor have been interim Speaker Patrick McHenry, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.

At least one Republican so far who has voted for Jordan in the previous rounds now flipped to vote against him.

With the current absences on both sides of the aisle, Jordan could only afford to lose five GOP votes to still win.

Jordan lost two previous House-wide votes for speaker earlier this week. He fell 17 votes short of a 217-majority threshold on Tuesday and 18 votes short the day after.

It’s not clear now what his path forward to victory is. But Jordan allies have suggested keeping House lawmakers in Washington through the weekend for marathon rounds of votes until Jordan clinches the gavel.