WASHINGTON Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) projected optimism heading into a planned vote on whether hell become the next House speaker Tuesday, even as considerable doubt remained he could lock up the 217 Republican votes needed to win.

I felt good walking into the conference. I feel even better now. Weve got a few more people we want to talk to, listen to, and then well have a vote tomorrow, Jordan told reporters after a lengthy House GOP meeting.

Jordan won support Monday from some of his colleagues who were skeptical of his bid for the speakers gavel, but others publicly declared that they were not won over yet. Jordan would only be able to lose four GOP votes if all House members vote and Democrats , as expected, all vote for Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the influential chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, on Monday announced he is backing the Ohio Republican after previously expressing serious reservations.

Rogers cited thoughtful conversations with Jordan about their shared view on passing defense funding and other appropriations to fund our governments vital functions.

Since I was first elected to the House, I have always been a team player and supported what the majority of the Republican Conference agrees to, Rogers wrote on X, previously known as Twitter.

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), another defense hawk, followed suit shortly after. And Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), who last week told reporters she was a hell no on Jordan for speaker and would absolutely not support him, flipped and endorsed him as well.

The quick succession of announcements by GOP lawmakers coalescing around Jordan is a surprise given reports over the weekend that some appropriators were exploring ways to deny Jordan support for the speakership due to his history of pushing government shutdowns.

But Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a party moderate, said he intended to vote for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), not Jordan.

You cant as an American, you cant play a game where not everybody is playing by the rules, he said.

Right now, about 90% of us or 95% play by the rules. Five percent dont, and theyve been orchestrating this since January to get to this point with Mr. Jordan, and I think its unacceptable.

Rep. Mario Daz-Balart (R-Fla.) said he was unmoved since he said Friday that he was not going to vote for Jordan.

And Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) released a statement that appeared to say she would vote against Jordan on the House floor unless he proved he had the 217 votes needed in a closed-door conference meeting first.

If Jim believes in freedom, not tyranny, he has to proceed with conference, not floor, deliberation, as he promised, she posted on social media.

Some Republicans have also complained about pressure tactics from Jordans allies. Representatives from Fox News host Sean Hannitys show are reportedly emailing GOP holdouts and urging them to back Jordans bid, according to Axios .

A majority of Republicans voted to nominate Jordan as the partys speaker-designate in an internal election on Friday, but only 155 out of 221 House Republicans voted for him, far short of the 217 he would need to become speaker in a public vote on the House floor.