Mike Johnson Elected House Speaker 2025. If all 434 lawmakers vote for a candidate friday, the winner will need to get to 218. Newly elected house lawmakers started casting votes as johnson’s name was put.

The first major drama of the new congress took place as the house of representatives sought to elect a new speaker, with mike johnson managing to secure a. House minority leader hakeem jeffries shakes hands with speaker of the house mike johnson during the first day of the 119th congress in the house chamber on jan.