JONATHAN ERNST/Reuters
House Republicans officially have their third Speaker candidate in as many weeks: on Tuesday, a majority of the GOP conference nominated Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) to win the gavel and put an end to the party’s interminable civil war.
Emmer, who served as the House GOP’s No. 3 under former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, prevailed in a secret ballot contest over six other candidates in five rounds of voting.
In the final ballot, Emmer beat out Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), a senior member of the party’s right flank, according to a source familiar with the result.