There are now 21 Republican votes against Jim Jordan.

He has less support than yesterday when 20 voted against him.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from Capitol Hill

Iowa's Mariannette Miller Meeks voted against Jordan, instead casting her vote for Texas' Kay Granger.

She voted for Jordan yesterday.

Notably, Jordan went to a fundraiser to help her earlier this year.

A few more whispers and murmurs as the vote was cast.

The sense of novelty of Jordan's bid seemingly failing seems to have drained from the room.

Most of the Democrats look bored and distracted. The Republican side is extremely quiet. I see very little conversation taking place.

Arizona's Eli Crane is in the back of the room, and just blew a bubble with his chewing gum as he stares ahead.

Brandon Drenon
Reporting from Capitol Hill

Wisconsin Republican Sean Gallagher exited the House floor and was approached by reporters asking him if he’d be open to running - a move suggested by other Republican congressmen - Gallagher plainly responded: “No.”

He compared Republican House members today to firefighters aboard a fire truck.

“We’re getting all these alarms of fires happening all over the city,” he said.

And instead of addressing the important issues - he mentioned China and Ukraine - “we’re arguing over who gets to ride shotgun”.

He fears Republican disagreement is turning into “disfunction and paralysis”.

Yesterday there were 20 Republicans who voted against Jim Jordan.

Currently, 18 have voted against him. And there's more votes still to be counted.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from Capitol Hill

Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican, cast his vote for Jordan, after yesterday voting for McCarthy.

That earned him a solid round of applause from most of his Republican colleagues.

He's the first anti-Jordan holdout to have swung his support to the now embattled Ohio Republican as he attempts to become Speaker.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from Capitol Hill

Michigan's John James has voted for Candice Miller, a public works commissioner in Michigan whom was once a House Republican.

That got a lot of reaction in the room, particularly from the Democrats. The gavel had to come down to settle the room.

Both Jeffries and Jordan voted for themselves, eliciting brief standing applause from their respective parties.

Pennsylvania's Mike Kelly voted for former speaker John Boehner. He's also retired.

We are still hearing the votes being counted, but so far there have been 13 Republicans who have voted against Jim Jordan.

Jordan has 92 votes, Jeffries has 92.

Brandon Drenon
Reporting from Capitol Hill

Outside in the hall, Indiana Republican Rep Victoria Spatz just told reporters she’s not open to empowering interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry, an idea that’s been floated more frequently as optimism toward Jim Jordan wanes.

Spatz said she’s not looking to work with Democrats either.

“I don’t think he should drop out… Jim is our nominee,” she said.

“We need to figure this out as a team.”

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from Capitol Hill

New York's Anthony D'Esposito and Florida's Mario Diaz-Balart have both voted against Jordan.

D'Esposito voted for Lee Zeldin - who retired from the chamber in January.

Jake Ellzey, from Texas, voted for Mike Garcia.

As the votes against him pile up, Jordan appears stoic, whispering to his neighbours and quietly taking notes.

On the Democrats' side, Nancy Pelosi is grinning, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes is typing into her phone.

We now have six votes against Republican Jim Jordan from members of his own party.

That is enough to end his chances, however the voting is not official until the gavel sounds.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from Capitol Hill

Virginia's Gerry Connolly, a Democrat, said "no to election deniers" as he voted for Jeffries.

There was loud groans from Republicans, several of whom called for order in the chamber.

We heard that several times yesterday as well.

Brandon Drenon
Reporting from Capitol Hill

After Democratic House Rep Pete Aguilar nominated Hakeem Jeffries for House Speaker, the chamber erupted into loud applause, the sounds of which spilled into the mostly-empty halls of Congress.

The faint sounds outside the chamber of House Dems yelling “Jeffries”, and clapping, reminded me of a high school pep rally.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from Capitol Hill

Oregon's Lori Chavez DeRemer has again voted against Jim Jordan, casting her vote for Kevin McCarthy instead.

That's no surprise - she was very clear yesterday. There was little reaction in the room this time.

That's now four Republicans who voted against Jordan.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from Capitol Hill

We've just heard two more members vote against Jim Jordan, complicating his chances that this will be a successful bid to become Speaker.

Colorado's Ken Buck voted for Tom Emmer, and Florida's Vern Buchanan voted for Florida's Byron Donalds.

The energy in the room, to me, seemed to shift immediately. There were whispers across the floor and an audible "gasp" from the press gallery as Buchanan voted. He'd supported Jordan yesterday.

Jim Jordan is quickly taking notes in his seat.

We are still in the early stages, but it's close so far.

Republican Jim Jordan currently has 21 votes and Democrat Hakeem Jeffries has 17. Two votes have been cast for others.

We've just heard from Nebraska Republican Don Bacon, who again voted for Kevin McCarthy.

There was no reaction from any of the Republicans in the room. A few snickers came from the Democrats.

US lawmakers have just started voting for House Speaker.

Jim Jordan still hopes to clinch the vote even though 20 Republicans refused to back him yesterday.

You can follow along on our live stream by clicking the play button at the top of this page.

It is now the Democrats' turn, and California's Pete Aguilar is again nominating New York's Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker.

The entire Democratic conference stood up and applauded - it's noticeably louder than it was for Jordan on the Republican side.

As was the case yesterday, Aguilar is heavily criticising Jordan and a perceived lack of legislative accomplishments and unwillingness to work with colleagues across the aisle.

He also took a swipe at Jordan for "election denying", eliciting laughs from the Democrats.

Jordan is stoic, looking straight at Aguilar and only occasionally turning to whisper to the man next to him, Warren Davidson.

Jeffries received another standing ovation at the mention of assistance to Ukraine.

Across the room, Marjorie Taylor Greene shook her head, looking exasperated.

Anthony Zurcher
BBC North America correspondent

Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole was the lawmaker who delivered the speech nominating Jim Jordan to be speaker.

Cole, a veteran legislator and chair of the powerful House Rules Committee, was the pick by one of the 20 Republicans who opted yesterday not to support Jordan.

There were reports last night that Jordan asked Congressman Steve Scalise, who was the original pick of a majority of House Republicans, to give his nominating speech – and his decision not to inflamed tensions between camps of the two powerful Republicans.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from Capitol Hill

Image source, House TV

Jim Jordan is now officially being nominated as Speaker of the House of Representatives - and received a standing ovation from his Republican colleagues.

Oklahoma's Tom Cole is telling his colleagues they "have an opportunity" to end the "chaos" of the last two weeks. It's a message clearly aimed at unifying the party's members.

On the Democrats' side, I can hear groans and giggles as Cole lays praise on Jordan, particularly at the phrase that he's an "honourable man".

Nancy Pelosi, herself a two-time former Speaker, is shaking her head as she looks in Cole's direction.

Behind her, a representative has a book open and is reading.