Politics | speaker of the House GOP Picks Another Nominee for House Speaker Rep. Tom Emmer wins, but whether he can get enough votes in the full House is uncertain By John Johnson Posted Oct 24, 2023 11:46 AM CDT Copied Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., arrives as Republicans meet to decide who to nominate to be the new House speaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) For the third time in as many weeks, Republicans have picked their nominee to become the next House speaker. Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota won on the fifth ballot Tuesday, though he has the same problem as Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise before him: It's unclear whether he can get enough votes in the full House to win the gavel, reports Politico. Perhaps his biggest political problem among fellow Republicans is that Donald Trump does not want him to be speaker, given that Emmer voted to certify President Biden's election victory, per the AP. Emmer, 62, is currently the No. 3 House Republican, notes the Hill. He received 117 votes in the final ballot Tuesday, enough to beat Louisiana's Mike Johnson (97). As with Scalise and Jordan, he will probably need to secure the votes of 217 Republicans to win. "We have the same five to seven to eight that I don't know are going to instantly gravitate" to backing Emmer, said GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa. That would likely be enough to scuttle Emmer's chances, unless Democrats came to his aid. Read These Next Sienna proves herself to be a very, very good dog. Three hikers jumped into a waterfall and never resurfaced. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error