- Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:31 pm
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WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday was nominated by fellow Democrats to be speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, as expected, but her level of support may fall short of what she needs for a sure win in January's election for speaker.
Pelosi, who held the speakership from January 2007 until January 2011, won the Democratic nomination by a vote of 203-32, putting her in contention in the early January contest in which both Democrats and Republicans will vote. She will need about 218 votes to claim the job as Democrats will take control of the House in January after their gains in the Nov. 6 congressional elections.
After the secret ballot voting concluded, Pelosi said, "I'm proud to be the nominee of the House Democratic caucus once again for speaker of the House."