2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

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Needed to win: Majority of the votes cast 427 votes cast, 214 needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Candidate Nancy Pelosi Kevin McCarthy Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat California 12th California 23rd Members' vote 216 209 Percentage 50.59% 48.95%   Candidate Others Members' vote 2 Percentage 0.47%
Speaker before election Nancy Pelosi Democratic Elected Speaker Nancy Pelosi Democratic

On January 3, 2021, the 1st day of the 117th Congress and 2 months after the 2020 U.S. House elections, the incoming members of the U.S. House of Representatives held an election for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was the 127th U.S. speaker election since the office was created in 1789.

The incumbent speaker, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, was elected to a 4th (2nd consecutive) term, defeating Republican Kevin McCarthy 216–209, with two votes going to other individuals. As only 427 representatives in the 435-member House cast a vote (due to vacancies, absentees, or members voting present), 214 votes were necessary to win.

This is the most recent election in which a Speaker was elected on the first ballot.