-0:00 Pelosi Narrowly Re-elected as House Speaker Representative Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat of California, secured 216 votes in a tight contest against Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the Republican leader, who received 209 votes. âThe total number of votes cast is 427, of which the Hon. Nancy Pelosi of the state of California has received 216 â â [applause] âThe Hon. Kevin McCarthy of the state of California has received 209 â â âYay!â [applause] âThe Hon. Tammy Duckworth of the state of Illinois has received one vote, the Hon. Hakeem Jeffries of the state of New York has received one vote. Therefore, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi of the state of California, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 117th Congress.â [applause]