While almost all the men who were running to be speaker this week voted to overturn the 2020 election results, Johnson was a bit more active than others.

In 2020, he helped get fellow House GOP members on board to sign an amicus brief supporting a Texas lawsuit that would have invalidated the election results in key states. CNN reported at the time that Johnson sent an email from his personal account to every House Republican. More than 125 eventually signed on.

His involvement is not going unnoticed by Trump critics. The political team of former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who became an outspoken opponent of the former president, sent around some old clips about Johnson's involvement and highlighted The New York Times calling him "the most important architect of the Electoral College objections."

After Emmer won the nomination, 26 Republicans voted to say they will not support him on the House floor. Most voted for Johnson or Jordan, though a few voted present.

Here’s the full list of people who voted against him and who they voted for instead. This list was confirmed by three sources in the room.

1. Rep. Rick Allen, of Georgia — Johnson
2. Rep. Jim Banks, of Indiana — Jordan
3. Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona — present
4. Rep. Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma — Jordan
5. Rep. Michael Cloud of Texas — Jordan
6. Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia — Jordan
7. Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia — Jordan
8. Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona — Johnson
9. Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio — present
10. Rep. Bob Good of Virginia — Johnson
11. Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona — Jordan
12. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — Jordan
13. Rep. Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee — Johnson
14. Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana — Johnson
15. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas — Jordan
16. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky — Jordan
17. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois — Jordan
18. Rep. Max Miller of Ohio — Jordan
19. Rep. Cory Mills of Florida — Donalds
20. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas — Present
21. Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina — Jordan
22. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee — Jordan
23. Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania — Jordan
24. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas — present
25. Rep. Keith Self of Texas — Jordan
26. Rep. Greg Steube of Florida — present

Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., said in a post on X that he had initially supported Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., on Tuesday morning and then supported Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., on the next ballot.

He acknowledged that Emmer ultimately secured the nomination for speaker in conference but said he won't have the votes to get elected on the floor.

"Tom Emmer has secured the nomination but no longer has a path to secure 217 votes. It’s time to get back in the room and give Kevin Hern and Mike Johnson an opportunity to get to 217!" Rosendale said.

Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, wants the top three House Republicans to stay out of the speaker's race, his communications director confirmed on the congressman's X account.

The current leadership includes Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry and Emmer.

Donald Trump just knifed Emmer’s speaker bid, less than two hours after he secured the House GOP nod.

Given how much of the known opposition to Emmer comes from the MAGA wing of the party, this is going to pose a major, major challenge to his chances of locking up 217 votes on the floor.

In a Truth Social post, Trump criticized Emmer, saying the speaker-designate never backed him and is not one of his friends.

Trump wrote of Emmer: "He never respected the Power of a Trump Endorsement, or the breadth and scope of MAGA-MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

In the lengthy post, Trump criticized Emmer, calling him completely out of touch with Republican voters and questioning whether Emmer would turn on him if he's elected. "The Republican Party cannot take that chance because that's not where the America First Voters are. Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake."

Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., told reporters that some House Republicans have expressed that they have problems with some of Emmer's previous votes in Congress.

Some examples people have pointed to, she said, are Emmer's vote in favor of the federal government recognizing same-sex marriage and his vote to certify the 2020 election results.

After voting no for Emmer, Banks explained that he wouldn't be able to support "one of the most moderate members" of the caucus.

“I can’t go along with putting one of the most moderate members of the entire Republican conference in the Speaker’s chair," he said.

"I hope there’s a change along the way. He doesn’t have the support in the room right now. So dozens of members that won’t vote for him at this point," Banks added, describing the meeting as "a heated discussion."

House Republicans will take a break until 4 p.m. ET to give Emmer time to talk to the roughly two dozen lawmakers who are against his bid, several members told NBC News.

The conference is expected to reconvene at 4 p.m. to resume the meeting to discuss the next steps.

It's unclear if House Republicans plan to hold a speaker floor vote on Tuesday.