Johnson received 220 votes with no Republicans voting against him.
Rep. Mike Johnson was elected as the 56th speaker of the House Wednesday after three failed GOP tries. Unlike in previous ballots, every single Republican voted for him, giving him 220 votes.
The hard-liner and 2020 election denier said the House will have an “aggressive schedule in the days and weeks ahead.”
The House has faced a chaotic speakership battle that has dragged on for three weeks.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer won the nomination for speaker in the fifth round of voting.
Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., congratulated Emmer on X for becoming the speaker-designate.
The speaker race is now between House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson.
Florida's Byron Donalds and Oklahoma's Kevin Hern are out of the race. Hern was eliminated in the fourth round and Donalds voluntarily dropped out.
These were the results of the fourth round of voting, according to members:
Tom Emmer - 107
Mike Johnson - 56
Byron Donalds - 25
Kevin Hern - 25
Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia was eliminated from the race during the third ballot.
Majority Whip Tom Emmer is inching closer to getting support from majority of the conference. There are 219 Republicans voting, so 110 votes would lock down the nomination on a secret ballot.
Results, per members:
Tom Emmer - 100
Mike Johnson - 43
Byron Donalds - 32
Kevin Hern - 26
Austin Scott - 12
Rep. Jack Bergman of Michigan has been eliminated in the second ballot. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer received the most votes again.
These were the results of the second secret ballot, according to members:
Tom Emmer - 90
Mike Johnson - 37
Byron Donalds - 33
Kevin Hern - 31
Austin Scott - 14
Jack Bergman - 7
