John Boehner Re-Elected Speaker Of The House

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) arrives for a House GOP caucus meeting on the fiscal cliff on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 1, 2013.

Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) was successfully re-elected as Speaker of the House for another two-year term on Thursday, receiving 220 votes to Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) 192 votes. Pelosi will continue on as House Minority Leader. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) received 3 votes.

The official vote count, via TPM’s Brian Beutler:

Boehner 220

Pelosi 192

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Lewis 1

Cantor 3

West 2

Powell 1

Jordan 1

Walker 1

Cooper 2

Amash 1

Dingell 1

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