Special Report: After the Wave, House Republicans Choose a New Leader While Dozens of Seats Are Still Being Counted
Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek the minority leader job. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are running to replace him in a vote set for Nov. 10. Here is the race, the stakes and the seats still in play.
By Clara Hughes
Speaker Mike Johnson will not run to lead House Republicans in the minority, CBS News reported Wednesday, ending his tenure at the top of the conference after a midterm in which Democrats won control of the House. Johnson told staff of his decision on Wednesday, according to CBS. Within hours, two of the best-known names in the conference had launched campaigns to succeed him: Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a founder of the House Freedom Caucus. House Republicans will hold their leadership elections on Tuesday, Nov. 10, CBS reported. "It's been the honor of my life to serve as the 56th speaker of the House," Johnson said in Shreveport, according to CBS. The leadership fight is unfolding before the final size of the new majority is even known. As of late Wednesday morning Eastern time,