Mike Johnson wins first round of GOP House speaker candidate voting, Fleischmann out

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., has come out on top in the first round of voting to determine who will be the GOP House Conference's fourth nominee for House Speaker, according to multiple sources.

Johnson finished with 85 votes, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., finished second with 32 votes, Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., finished third with 23 votes, and Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, fourth with 21 votes.

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., finished last with 10 votes and is no longer in the running.

Other unnamed candidates received a total of 31 votes while two members voted present.