Who controls the House? Republicans currently have majority control of the House of Representatives. The GOP took back the House by a slim marigin in the 2022 midterm elections.

The House has never been led by a non-member in its 234 years of existence, according to the Congressional Research Service, and experts say a non-member speaker is still unlikely. But it is possible.

House Republicans finally elected Mike Johnson to be House speaker, over three weeks after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Here's the list of GOP candidates who ran.