The Longest House Vote In History

Unveil the longest house vote for the Speaker in 1856 which took almost two months!

Nathaniel Banks; the new elected speaker | Source: Stars and Stripes

At the start of every single Congress there is a speaker of the house which is elected. In every Congress meeting it’s expected that someone from the majority party will get the job. This wasn’t the case in the 118th Congress which started with a rather tumultuous…