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Democratic candidates opposing Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House, 2018

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was elected speaker of the United States House of Representatives on January 3, 2019, with 220 votes. Pelosi previously served as House speaker from 2007 to 2010 and became House minority leader after Democrats lost control of the House in the 2010 elections.

Support for or opposition to Pelosi returning to the speakership was a major issue for Democratic candidates in the U.S. House elections in 2018. This page contains lists of the 15 Democratic House members who did not vote for Pelosi and the Democratic House candidates who said they would oppose Pelosi or did not commit to supporting her after the 2018 elections.

Democrats regained control of the House in the November 6, 2018, elections with a majority of 235 members. To become speaker, Pelosi needed 218 of 235 votes on the House floor or a majority of votes if not all members participated.[1]

January 2019 speaker election

See also: U.S. House leadership elections, 2019

Pelosi was elected speaker of the House on January 3, 2019, with 220 votes. Fifteen Democrats did not vote for her. Their names appear below.[2][3]

Pre-election analysis

Democratic candidates elected in 2018

In the immediate aftermath of the November 6 elections, Ballotpedia identified 60 Democratic members-elect who had said they would not support Pelosi or had not committed to voting for her. These numbers changed throughout November and December. For more on the shifting coalitions in the leadership battle, visit this page.

Of the 60 candidates, 29 said they would oppose Pelosi, 23 would not commit to voting for her, and eight were members of the House Problem Solvers Caucus who said their support for the next House speaker was conditional on that person agreeing to a series of changes in the House rules.[4] These candidates are marked as oppose, no commit, or conditional, respectively, in the chart below.

Of the 29 oppose candidates, 14 were incumbents and 15 were new members. Of the 23 no commit candidates, two were incumbents and 21 were new members (including 12 elected in Republican-held seats). The eight conditional candidates are incumbents.

The chart below contains the 235 Democratic candidates who were elected to the U.S. House on November 6.

All Democratic candidates who ran in 2018

Prior to the election, Ballotpedia identified 111 Democratic candidates who said they would not support Pelosi or would not commit to voting for her. Of the 111 candidates, 62 said they would oppose Pelosi, 45 would not commit to voting for her, and four said their support for the next House speaker was conditional on that person agreeing to a series of changes in the House rules. These candidates are marked as oppose, no commit, or conditional, respectively, in the chart below.

Of the 62 oppose candidates, 11 were incumbents, 48 were running for Republican-held seats, and three were running for Democratic-held seats. Of the 45 no commit candidates, two were incumbents, 37 were running for Republican-held seats, and six were running for Democratic-held seats. The four conditional candidates were incumbents.

All 442 Democratic House candidates are listed in the chart below.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Hill, "NY Republican: GOP lawmakers to back Pelosi for Speaker if she backs rule reforms," November 15, 2018
  2. ↑ Politico, "Pelosi elected speaker as Dem House takes on Trump," January 3, 2019
  3. ↑ The Hill, "The 15 Democrats who voted against Pelosi," January 3, 2019
  4. ↑ Washington Post, "Nine Democrats want promises from Pelosi in exchange for speaker votes," November 13, 2018
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