Paul Ryan easily wins first full term as House speaker

By Susan Ferrechio

Published January 3, 2017 6:39pm ET

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Paul Ryan easily wins first full term as House speaker — House Speaker Paul Ryan is sworn in after being re-elected as speaker of the House earning the vote of all but one House Republican. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner) | Graeme Jennings

Paul Ryan on Tuesday easily won election to his first full term as House speaker, demonstrating he has quieted past conservative discontent that led to the ouster of his predecessor, John Boehner.

Ryan won 239-189, and suffered just one Republican defection when Rep. Tom Massie, R-Ky., voted for Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla. That’s a major sign of GOP unity in the House, especially coming after Boehner’s last election, when he lost 24 Republicans.

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