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Jordan received one fewer vote in the second round than he did on Tuesday, receiving 199 votes.

Jordan picked up three members, but lost four others.

Seven Republicans voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who initially won the party's nomination for speaker but bowed out of the race last week. They were: Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Drew Ferguson of Georgia, Tony Gonzales of Texas, Kay Granger of Texas, John Rutherford of Florida, Mike Simpson of Idaho and Steve Womack of Arkansas.

Five voted for McCarthy: Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska, Lori Chavez DeRemer of Oregon, Carlos Gimenez of Florida, Jennifer Kiggans of Virginia and Mike Lawler of New York.

Other Republicans who voted for someone else include Reps Vern Buchanan of Florida, Ken Buck of Ohio, Jake Ellzey of Kansas, Mary Miller-Meeks of Iowa, John James of Michigan, Mike Kelley of Pennsylvania and Pete Stauber of Minnesota.

The 22 Republicans who voted against Jordan make up a group of centrists and institutionalists who show no signs of budging anytime soon.

The group of detractors cited an array of reasons for voting against Jordan, including refusing to reward the lawmakers who voted to oust McCarthy, bristling against the pressure campaign from Jordan's allies and rising worries over Jordan's ideological rigidity, including his support for efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

"It made us mad, and it backfires," Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said Wednesday on Newsmax of the pressure campaign. "Some of the younger folks, maybe that works. But someone like me … you win us over with an argument that makes sense. You're going to have to convince us. And threatening us does not work."

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Jordan has officially lost a second vote in his bid for speaker.

The Ohio Republican received 199 votes. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries received 212 votes. Twenty-two Republicans cast their ballot for someone else.

Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry gaveled the House into recess.

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Jim Jordan loses more votes in second round of voting for House speaker

More Republicans had voiced their opposition to Jordan.

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Republicans will most likely go into a closed-door conference meeting, which is expected to include discussions about a potential short-term solution, among other things.

A conference meeting hasn't officially been noticed to Republicans yet, but sources said that's the next expected step after the vote closes.

-ABC's Katherine Faulders