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Jim Jordan wins House GOP minority leader race

Congressman Jim Jordan, a hardline ally of President Donald Trump, was elected House Republican leader on Tuesday, defeating Steve Scalise 106-73 in a secret ballot, US media reported.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 3 sources•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC
Key points
  • Jordan, an Ohio Republican who helped found the hardline Freedom Caucus, acted as a foil to his predecessors in House GOP leadership before rising up himself as a Judiciary Committee leader.
  • A close Trump ally, Jordan pitched himself as a counterweight to Democrats’ expected investigative onslaught; Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., came up short.
  • Jordan doesn’t have close relationships with Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries or the incoming class of Democratic leaders, but House Democrats won a large enough majority to bypass the House minority on key votes.

House Republicans elected Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as their new leader Tuesday, handing the reins of the battered GOP conference to one of its most prominent conservative firebrands.

Additional details
  • Jim Jordan as minority leader shows they’re looking for a fighter to lead them back to the majority.
  • The push for change didn’t extend to all levels of leadership: The conference elected current Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., as minority whip and reelected Rep.
  • Jordan drew public support from some of the conference's most conservative members, who argued Republicans needed a change in direction after their devastating midterm losses.
  • 2 House Republican since 2014, in the conference-wide secret ballot for minority leader.
  • He'll be tasked with uniting a fractured Republican conference and leading the party's efforts to reclaim the House majority in 2028.

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France 24November 10, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC → SemaforNovember 10, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC → AxiosNovember 10, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC →

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