Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Jim Jordan lost his first bid for the speakership -- the latest in a chaotic battle for the gavel after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy earlier this month.
After two weeks of legislative paralysis, the House began voting Tuesday on the nomination of Jordan, a conservative firebrand, staunch Donald Trump loyalist and founding member of the House Freedom Caucus.
Jordan won an internal GOP contest for the nomination after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise bowed out of the race, but he faces an uphill battle in securing the 217 votes needed to win the gavel.
Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Oct 17, 5:21 PM EDT Next speaker vote expected Wednesday morning
The next speaker vote will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jordan said after he left a two-hour meeting in Whip Emmer's office.
He reiterated that he is not going to drop out of the speaker battle and emphasized that he had basically the same level of support as McCarthy on his first vote in January.
Jordan said he expects to gain support in a Wednesday morning vote, mentioning Florida Rep. Gus Bilirakis, who missed today's vote because of a family funeral. He didn’t address potential future defectors.
Oct 17, 4:52 PM EDT What Republicans are saying about Jordan's first-round loss
Emerging from the floor after Jordan's failed first vote, some Republicans expressed open frustration while others remained optimistic.
"We gotta wake up and stop this nonsense. There's real serious work to be done," Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Meuser said.
Meuser had "direct" and "strong" conversations with GOP colleagues after the vote to try to swing them, he said. "We've got to understand -- we've got to operate as a team, because if we don't, we will lose everything."
But he has to contend with members such as Colorado's Ken Buck, who is staunchly anti-Jordan because of concerns he won't support Ukraine funding and because of his role in protesting the 2020 election results.
"I am not going to vote for Jim, I just think there's too much there at this point," Buck told ABC News. Buck said he feels so strongly "because I just don't think that we can win the presidential election if we have candidates and leaders in our party who won't admit that Donald Trump lost, who won't admit that the Republican Party wants to move forward."
Of course, Republicans such as Meuser and others argued that not voting in a speaker will also threaten GOP victories in the next election.
"I think it absolutely casts a bad cloud over the institution and Republicans," New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis told ABC News.
Still others, however, were more optimistic -- comparing this process to McCarthy's and using it to argue that Jordan is on track for success.
"Do you believe that at the end of the day, it's going to be Speaker Jordan?" ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott asked Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett.
"I do," he replied.
-ABC's Cheyenne Haslett
Oct 17, 4:26 PM EDT GOP infighting continues
Jordan met with Scalise behind closed doors on Tuesday and asked for help to get the needed votes, a source told ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott. The source says Scalise wouldn't commit to helping Jordan.
Scalise was the conference's first choice for speaker in an internal contest last week, as he defeated Jordan 113-99. But he dropped out days later, amid opposition from holdouts who were backing Jordan.
Of the 20 Republicans who voted against Jordan in the first round, seven voted for Scalise.
Scalise cast his vote for Jordan.
Oct 17, 3:57 PM EDT Jeffries urges GOP to join Dems in 'finding a bipartisan path forward'
ABC News asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries if he sees Republicans forging a way out of the speakership impasse today.
"It's not a complicated situation," Jeffries responded. "We just need traditional Republicans to break from the extremists and join us in finding a bipartisan path forward. We've said it over and over and over again. We are ready, willing and able to get together and reopen the House."
Oct 17, 3:27 PM EDT Jordan tells ABC more members will vote for him on 2nd ballot
ABC News caught Jordan moments after he left the House chamber. He made it clear that he's staying in the race for speaker, insisting there will be another vote tonight.
"We thought we were doing well ... that we were in that area or a little more maybe, but we feel confident. We already talked to some members who are going to vote with us on the second ballot," Jordan said as he rushed into an office.
-ABC's Rachel Scott, Lauren Peller, Arthur Jones and John Parkinson
Oct 17, 2:49 PM EDT Jordan's team says expect another round of votes today
“The House needs a speaker as soon as possible," Russell Dye, a spokesperson for Jordan, said in a statement. "Expect another round of votes today. It’s time for Republicans to come together."
The timing of a second vote, however, remains unclear.
-ABC's Katherine Faulders
Oct 17, 2:26 PM EDT McCarthy says Jordan shouldn't drop out, confident he'll get the votes
McCarthy, the former speaker, attempted to equate Jordan's loss to exactly what happened to him.
"Jordan had just as many votes as I had on the first one. I think the difference here is we have rules so we can sit down, talk to the other members and be able to move forward," McCarthy said.
McCarthy lost 19 Republicans on the first ballot, while Jordan lost 20.
When asked if Jordan should drop out, McCarthy exclaimed: "No! No!"
"I saw the exact same vote that I got when I ran and I became speaker," McCarthy said.
McCarthy said he'll talk to Jordan and help in any way he can. When asked if he thinks Jordan will ultimately get the votes, McCarthy said "yes."
-ABC's Katherine Faulders
Oct 17, 2:02 PM EDT House goes into recess
Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, after reading aloud the results of the first ballot, gaveled the chamber into recess.
“A speaker has not been elected,” McHenry said.
There will not be an immediate second vote. Lawmakers are now expected to huddle behind closed doors in conference.
Oct 17, 2:10 PM EDT The 20 Republicans who voted against Jordan
Twenty House Republicans cast their ballot for someone other than Jordan.
Seven voted for Scalise: Reps. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Kay Granger of Texas, Mario Diaz Balart of Florida, Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania, John Rutherford of Florida, Reps. Mike Simpson of Idaho and Steve Womack of Arkansas.
Six voted McCarthy: Reps. Lori Chavez DeRemer of Oregon, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Carlos Gimenez of Florida, Jennifer Kiggans of Virginia, Mike Lawler of New York and Doug LaMalfa of California.
Three voted for former New York congressman Lee Zeldin: Reps. Anthony D’Espositio, Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota -- all members of the New York delegation.
Kansas Rep. Jake Ellzey voted for Mike Garcia of California; Colorado's Ken Buck voted for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer; Michigan Rep. John James voted for Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole; and Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz voted for Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
Oct 17, 1:56 PM EDT Jordan loses first round of voting
Jordan lost his first bid for the speakership. He received 200 votes, but needed at least 217 to clinch the gavel.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, nominated by Democrats, received 212 votes. Twenty lawmakers voted for someone else.
Oct 17, 1:33 PM EDT McCarthy, ousted exactly 2 weeks ago, votes for Jordan
McCarthy, toppled by a small group of GOP hard-liners on Oct. 3, voted for Jordan to be his successor.
The moment was met with applause from the Republican side of the chamber.
But Jordan is still on track to lose on the first ballot, with 15 Republicans casting a vote for someone else.
Oct 17, 1:14 PM EDT Jordan already falls short of vote needed
The vote is ongoing, but Jordan does not appear to have the support needed to win on the first ballot.