Jim Jordan lost a handful of supporters in his second speaker ballot, while he picked off a couple of prior opponents.

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Jim Jordan came up 22 votes short in his second attempt for the speakership — flipping two prior GOP opponents but gaining four new ones.

Flipping to Jordan:

Doug LaMalfa (Calif.)
Victoria Spartz (Ind.)

New opponents (after having backed him on Tuesday):

Vern Buchanan (Fla.)
Drew Ferguson (Ga.)
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa)
Pete Stauber (Minn.)

Newly voting:

Gus Bilirakis (Fla.), who missed the first vote Tuesday due to a funeral.

Overall, Jordan got 199 votes while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) garnered 212.

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