House Republicans on Wednesday nominated Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to retain the gavel in the upcoming 119th Congress, according to three sources in the room, as the conference prepares to govern in the GOP trifecta next year.

Johnson — who was running unopposed for the gavel — won the Speakership nomination on a unanimous voice vote, with no one vocalizing opposition. No other lawmakers threw their hats in the ring or were nominated for the post.

The voice vote, however, is a blow to conservatives who had been planning to push for a recorded vote as a form of protest on various measures.

The Louisiana Republican will take his nomination to the House floor on Jan. 3, when he will need to get support from a majority of the chamber to retain his leadership post — a much higher bar in the GOP’s razor-thin majority.

Johnson has sought to keep his grasp on the gavel after winning the top job in a whirlwind process last year following the ouster of........

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