List of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives elections

This is a list of elections for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Elections for Speaker are typically held shortly after the new Congress assembles. If a Speaker dies or resigns, a special election may be held.

To be elected as Speaker, a candidate must receive an absolute majority of all votes cast for individuals, excluding those who abstain.^[1]

The most recent election was held on January 3, 2017, which saw incumbent Paul Ryan reelected.

1980s

January 1981

Congress: 97th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 5, 1981.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Tip O'Neill (D)	235	54.0%
	Robert H. Michel (R)	182	41.8%
Not voting		18	4.1%
Vacant		0

January 1983

Congress: 98th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 3, 1983.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Tip O'Neill (D)	260	59.8%
	Robert H. Michel (R)	155	35.6%
Not voting		20	4.6%
Vacant		0

January 1985

Congress: 99th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 3, 1985.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Tip O'Neill (D)	247	56.8%
	Robert H. Michel (R)	172	39.5%
"Present"		3	0.7%
Not voting		13	3.0%
Vacant		0

January 1987

Congress: 100th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 6, 1987.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Jim Wright (D)	254	58.4%
	Robert H. Michel (R)	173	39.8%
Not voting		8	1.8%
Vacant		0

January 1989

Congress: 101st

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 6, 1987.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Jim Wright (D)	250	57.8%
	Robert H. Michel (R)	170	39.1%
Not voting		14	3.2%
Vacant		1	0.2%

June 1989

Congress: 101st

Speaker Jim Wright resigned due to a scandal, and a special election was held to elect a replacement. Tom Foley, a Democrat from Washington, was elected.^[2]

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. June 6, 1989.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Tom Foley (D)	251	57.7%
	Robert H. Michel (R)	164	37.7%
Total		415	100.0%
"Present"		2	0.5%
Not voting		17	3.9%
Vacant		1	0.2%

1990s

January 1991

Congress: 102nd

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 3, 1991.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Tom Foley (D)	262	60.2%
	Robert H. Michel (R)	165	37.9%
"Present"		2	0.5%
Not voting		6	1.4%
Vacant		0

January 1993

Congress: 103rd

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 5, 1993.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Tom Foley (D)	255	58.6%
	Robert H. Michel (R)	174	40.0%
"Present"		2	0.5%
Not voting		4	0.9%
Vacant		0

January 1995

Congress: 104th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 4, 1995.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Newt Gingrich (R)	228	52.4%
	Dick Gephardt (D)	202	46.4%
"Present"		4	0.9%
Not voting		1	0.2%
Vacant		0

January 1997

Congress: 105th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 7, 1997.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Newt Gingrich (R)	216	49.7%^{[lower-alpha 1]}
	Dick Gephardt (D)	205	47.1%
	Jim Leach (R)	2	0.5%
	Robert H. Michel (R)	1	0.2%
	Robert Smith Walker (R)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	0.2%
"Present"		6	1.4%
Not voting		4	0.5%
Vacant		0

January 1999

Congress: 106th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 6, 1999.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Dennis Hastert (R)	220	50.6%
	Dick Gephardt (D)	205	47.1%
"Present"		2	0.5%
Not voting		7	1.6%
Vacant		1	0.2%

2000s

January 2001

Congress: 107th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 3, 2001.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Dennis Hastert (R)	222	51.0%
	Dick Gephardt (D)	206	47.4%
	Jack Murtha (D)	1	0.2%
"Present"		2	0.5%
Not voting		3	0.7%
Vacant		1	0.2%

January 2003

Congress: 108th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 3, 2003.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Dennis Hastert (R)	228	52.4%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	201	46.4%
	Jack Murtha (D)	1	0.2%
"Present"		4	0.8%
Not voting		1	0.2%

January 2005

Congress: 109th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 4, 2005.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Dennis Hastert (R)	226	52.2%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	199	46.0%
	Jack Murtha (D)	1	0.2%
"Present"		1	0.2%
Not voting		7	1.4%

January 2007

Congress: 110th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 4, 2007.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Nancy Pelosi (D)	233	53.6%
	John Boehner (R)	202	46.4%
Total		435	100.0%

January 2009

Congress: 111th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 6, 2009.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Nancy Pelosi (D)	255	59.4%
	John Boehner (R)	174	40.6%
Total		429	100.0%
Not voting		5	0.9%
Vacant		1

2010s

January 2011

Congress: 112th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 5, 2011.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ John Boehner (R)	242	55.6%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	173	40.0%
	Heath Shuler (D)	11	2.5%
	John Lewis (D)	2	0.5%
	Dennis Cardoza (D)	1	0.2%
	Jim Costa (D)	1	0.2%
	Jim Cooper (D)	1	0.2%
	Steny Hoyer (D)	1	0.2%
	Marcy Kaptur (D)	1	0.2%
Total		433	100.0%
"Present"		1	0.2%
Not voting		1	0.2%

January 2013

Congress: 113th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 3, 2013.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ John Boehner (R)	220	50.8%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	192	44.3%
	Eric Cantor (R)	3	0.7%
	Jim Cooper (D)	2	0.5%
	Allen West (R)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2	0.5%
	Justin Amash (R)	1	0.2%
	John Dingell (D)	1	0.2%
	Jim Jordan (R)	1	0.2%
	Raul Labrador (R)	1	0.2%
	John Lewis (D)	1	0.2%
	Colin Powell (R)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	0.2%
	David Walker (R)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	0.2%
Total		426	100.0%
"Present"		1	0.2%
Not voting		6	1.4%
Vacant		2	0.5%

January 2015

Congress: 114th

Source: Election of the Speaker Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. January 6, 2015.

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ John Boehner (R)	216	52.9%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	164	40.2%
	Dan Webster (R)	12	2.9%
	Louie Gohmert (R)	3	0.7%
	Ted Yoho (R)	2	0.5%
	Jim Jordan (R)	2	0.5%
	Jeff Duncan (R)	1	0.2%
	Rand Paul (R)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	0.2%
	Colin Powell (R)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	0.2%
	Trey Gowdy (R)	1	0.2%
	Kevin McCarthy (R)	1	0.2%
	Jim Cooper (D)	1	0.2%
	Peter DeFazio (D)	1	0.2%
	Jeff Sessions (R)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	0.2%
	John Lewis (D)	1	0.2%
Total		408	100.0%
"Present"		1	0.2%
Not voting		25	5.7%
Vacant		1	0.2%

October 2015

Congress: 114th

On September 25, 2015, Speaker Boehner formally announced to the Republican congressional caucus of his intention to resign from the House on October 30, 2015, which necessitated an election for a new speaker before that time.^[3] The election was held on October 29.^[4]

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Paul Ryan (R)	236	54.3%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	184	42.3%
	Dan Webster (R)	9	2.0%
	Colin Powell (R)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	0.2%
	Jim Cooper (D)	1	0.2%
	John Lewis (D)	1	0.2%
Total		432
Not voting		3
Vacant		0

January 2017

Congress: 115th

Candidate		Votes	%
	√ Paul Ryan (R)	239	55.2%
	Nancy Pelosi (D)	189	43.6%
	Tim Ryan (D)	2	0.5%
	Jim Cooper (D)	1	0.2%
	John Lewis (D)	1	0.2%
	Dan Webster (R)	1	0.2%
Total		433
Not voting		2
Vacant		0

Notes

↑ Gingrich received an absolute majority of all votes cast.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Not a sitting member of the House of Representatives.

References

↑ Heitshusen, Valerie (October 23, 2015). "Electing the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. p. 2.
↑ English, Ross M. (2003). The United States Congress. Manchester University Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7190-6309-1.
↑ Shesgreen, Deirdre; Allen, Cooper (September 25, 2015). "Speaker John Boehner to resign from Congress". USA Today.
↑ "FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 581". Clerk of US House of Representatives. October 29, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.

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[3] Gingrich received an absolute majority of all votes cast.

[notsitting-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Not a sitting member of the House of Representatives.

[1] Heitshusen, Valerie (October 23, 2015). "Electing the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. p. 2.

[2] English, Ross M. (2003). The United States Congress. Manchester University Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7190-6309-1.

[5] Shesgreen, Deirdre; Allen, Cooper (September 25, 2015). "Speaker John Boehner to resign from Congress". USA Today.

[Roll851-2015-10-29-6] "FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 581". Clerk of US House of Representatives. October 29, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.