Republicans select Mike Johnson as new House speaker nominee

Representative Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

House Republicans have chosen Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as the party’s new nominee for speaker after multiple rounds of voting. 

Johnson received 128 votes in the final round with Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., getting 29, sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.

The sources also said former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., got 43 votes.

The night began with five speaker candidates making their pitches to the conference before voting began. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., was the first candidate knocked out of the running, followed by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, in the second round of voting.

Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., dropped out after Williams was eliminated.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., won multiple rounds of voting earlier in the day to become the party’s nominee before being forced to drop his bid in the face of staunch opposition from within the conference, as well as former President Donald Trump.