Washington (CNN) When lawmakers in the House of Representatives vote to elect their next speaker on Thursday, Democrat Nancy Pelosi is almost guaranteed to win. But if even a few Democrats vote against her it will follow a trend that started just a few years ago, with tea party opposition to former Republican House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio. In fact, for 70 years, from 1925 to 1995, zero majority-party House members took to the floor to oppose their party's nominee for speaker. Votes for the House speaker have become publicly contentious. Any rogue votes by House Democrats on the floor would be the first stray speaker votes from a majority-Democratic caucus in at least a century.

Source: CNN January 03, 2019 11:26 UTC