Congressman Kevin McCarthy came up short Thursday in the seventh vote for the next Speaker of the House.

The final tally was 212 for Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, 201 for McCarthy, 19 for fellow Republican Byron Donalds, 1 vote for Donald Trump, and 1 ‘present’ vote.

The magic number to assume the Speakership is 218.

 

“Representative Kevin McCarthy of California on Thursday lost a seventh vote for the speakership, even after offering fresh concessions to a hard-right band of G.O.P. rebels in a desperate effort to lock down the votes in the House, leaving the chamber deadlocked for a third day at the start of the Republican rule,” reports the New York Times.

Watch Gaetz’ vote above.