A group of conservatives on Tuesday blocked House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy's candidacy for speaker in the first vote of the new Republican majority.. Thus, for the first time in 100 years, the elections will be held in several stages, according to NBCNews..

During the vote in the House of Representatives, McCarthy received the support of an overwhelming majority of the Republican Party in 203 votes, but this was less than the 218 votes required for election..

Nineteen Republicans voted for other candidates, with a majority supporting one of McCarthy's main antagonists, former Liberty Caucus chief Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.. Rep. Jim Jordan, D-Ohio, received six votes, and Rep. Jim Banks, D-Ind., former Rep. Lee Zeldin, D-New York, and Rep. Byron Donalds, D-F, received one vote each..

In turn, the Democrats rallied behind the minority leader, Rep. Hakim Jeffreys of New York.. As a result, Jeffries received more votes than McCarthy - 212.

According to the regulations, legislators must continue voting until one of the candidates gets 218 votes..

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No other matter can be considered until a speaker is elected, so if the Republicans cannot agree on a new leader, Congress will be blocked..

The last time the Speaker was voted on over multiple ballots was in 1923, when Speaker Frederick Gillett, Massachusetts, was re-elected on the ninth ballot..