Johnson received 220 votes with no Republicans voting against him.
Rep. Mike Johnson was elected as the 56th speaker of the House Wednesday after three failed GOP tries. Unlike in previous ballots, every single Republican voted for him, giving him 220 votes.
The hard-liner and 2020 election denier said the House will have an “aggressive schedule in the days and weeks ahead.”
The House has faced a chaotic speakership battle that has dragged on for three weeks.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House GOP leadership, introduced Rep. Mike Johnson as House Republicans' nominee for House speaker.
Stefanik praised Johnson as a “friend to all and an enemy to none” and “smart, tough and fair.”
“House Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson will never give up. Today is the day we get this done,” she said at the end of her speech.
Democrats looked to brand Rep. Mike Johnson before the House voted on his possible ascension to the speakership.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries cast him as out of step with the American mainstream on issues such as the 2020 election and abortion.
"Well, Mike Johnson, who's the newest nominee, has a very pleasant demeanor in terms of how he communicates, but his voting record is as extreme as the most extreme members of their conference with very few exceptions," Jeffries said in Washington Wednesday, pointing to his efforts to not have the 2020 election results certified.
Jeffries also cited Johnson's opposition to abortion, saying he seeks "to criminalize abortion care and impose a nationwide ban."
The Democratic National Committee also put out a memo hitting Johnson, hinting the party will seek to make him a boogeyman on the 2024 campaign trail if he clinches the gavel.
"Johnson would be the most extreme speaker of the House in history. Republicans nationwide will have to answer for his extreme MAGA track record of election denialism, abortion extremism, and bold-faced partisanship in 2024," DNC Executive Director Sam Cornale wrote in the memo obtained by ABC News.
Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, a conservative hard-liner and staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, became the GOP's fourth nominee this month.
The 51-year-old was first elected to Congress in 2016 and is currently serving his fourth term. He represents Louisiana's 4th Congressional District, which includes the northwestern part of the state.
Johnson has been a vocal Trump supporter and was one of the 147 GOP lawmakers who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He also led the charge to get 125 of his Republican colleagues to sign an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, supporting Texas' lawsuit that would have invalidated the election results in key battleground states.
Johnson has a long history of opposing abortion rights. He has repeatedly voted against Ukraine aid. Also, he has opposed protections for same-sex marriage.
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The House has gaveled into session and the opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance recited, setting up an eventual roll call vote to elect a speaker.
Before the vote, a member of each party will introduce their nominee for speaker, anticipated to be Rep. Johnson for the Republicans and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for the Democrats. Members will then vote in alphabetical order.
