House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

The deadlocked speaker election will soon enter a second round of voting after no candidate earned a majority of the chamber's support on Friday, Jan. 3

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) did not win reelection during the first round of voting on Friday, ushering in a state of uncertainty over what House GOP leadership will look like at the start of the 119 th Congress.