How House members voted on the motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson

The House voted to stop an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday afternoon. In a 359 to 43 vote, an overwhelming number of Democrats and Republicans moved to kill the effort to remove Johnson brought by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).

Johnson survived after Democrats provided enough support in the procedural step to avert a final vote on removing him.

Flowchart depicting the process of removing a House speaker, starting with voting on on a motion to table then a motion to vacate.

The steps to oust Johnson from the speakership

Greene introduced a motion to vacate Wednesday.

 

This kicks off a 48-hour process in which the House can remove the speaker.

Motion to table

introduced

No motion

to table is

introduced

Democrats provided support for a motion to table, effectively killing the measure.

The steps to oust Johnson from the speakership

Greene introduced a motion to vacate Wednesday.

 

This kicks off a 48-hour process in which the House can remove the speaker.

Motion to table introduced

No motion to table is

introduced

Democrats provided support for a motion to table, effectively killing the measure.

See how your representative voted in the table below.

There are five vacancies in the House as of May 8.