Vote totals from round 4
According to multiple Republicans, Emmer received 107 votes on the fourth round and Johnson got 56.
Donalds and Hern tied for last place and were eliminated.
Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., talks to Meet the Press NOW on the 20th day without an elected House speaker, despite challenges around the world.
Two candidates eliminated, race now down to Emmer or Johnson for speaker
Donalds and Hern are out following the fourth round of ballots, leaving the race betwen Emmer and Johnson, Stefanik said in a post on X. House Republicans are now casting their ballot in the fifth round.
Donalds and Hern tied as lowest vote-getters in the fourth round, three House Republicans told NBC News. Donalds dropped out voluntarily and Hern was then eliminated, the members said.
Here are the vote totals from round 3
After the third round of voting, a GOP member shared the vote totals with NBC News. The totals were confirmed by Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who has been tweeting them out.
Scott was dropped from the ballot, leaving Emmer, Johnson and Hern.
Emmer 100
Johnson 43
Donalds 32
Hern 26
Scott 12 (Eliminated)
Other 3
Present 3
Scott is voted out in third round of ballots
Scott was voted out in the third round of ballots for the GOP's speaker nomination, Stefanik said in a post on X today.
Reminder: A candidate just needs a majority to win
Republicans don’t have to whittle this list down to one candidate. This race is over as soon as any one of these men gets a majority of votes.
Here are the vote totals from round 2
Rep. George Santos has been posting the vote totals on his X account in between rounds of voting. (Members aren't allowed to have their phones in the room, but they can go out into the hallway to use their devices in between votes, as many have been doing.) His totals were confirmed by another GOP member who shared them with NBC News.
Here's the breakdown for the second round of the House GOP votes:
Emmer: 90
Johnson: 37
Donalds: 33
Hern: 31
Scott: 14
Present: 2
Other: 3
Bergman: 7
Bergman was voted out.
Bergman is the second candidate voted out by Republicans
Bergman was voted out in the second round of ballots, Stefanik in a post on X announcing the House GOP has entered its third round of votes.
Burchett: GOP is 'very close' to having votes to confirm a speaker
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., said he thinks the House will have a new Republican speaker today and that the party is “very close,” about “six or seven” votes away, from having the 217 votes required.
Speaking to reporters after the GOP voted out Sessions in the first round of ballots, Burchett said he echoed Bacon's optimism the House will have a new speaker today.
"I think he's very accurate," Burchett said. "I think the group has all stated the new or a different direction that we need to go in than previous leadership was. I think they understand the fiscal situation we're in and that [it's] wrecked."
He added that the speaker vote would not go to the floor until 217 votes were committed to the nominee. “If we go to the floor, it will succeed,” he said.
Top three GOP candidates after round one
On the first round of voting, Emmer, Johnson and Donalds were the top three candidates, according to Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky.