Boehner Narrowly Reelected House Speaker
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Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, narrowly survived a tense vote on Tuesday to win a third term as House speaker, winning the support of 216 of his colleagues.
Twenty-four Republicans voted for someone else while one voted present.
Rep. Daniel Webster won the most Republican votes aside from Boehner, pulling in 12 votes in his long shot bid for speaker.
Sens. Jeff Sessions and Rand Paul each received one vote.
The House speaker does not need to be a member of Congress, but it always has been a member of the House.
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