House Republicans are set to hold leadership elections Tuesday for the next Congress, with House Speaker Mike Johnson not running to lead his conference when Democrats take control of the chamber in January.

Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan are competing for the top GOP post, House minority leader.

Scalise serves as Johnson's No. 2 and held that post under previous Speaker Kevin McCarthy. 

Jordan, as a committee chairman, has long been the GOP's point man for investigations into Democratic lawmakers but has never held a leadership post.

Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer hopes to keep his "whip" post but faces a challenge from Texas Rep. August Pfluger. If elected, Emmer would switch from Majority whip to Minority whip, the party’s top vote counter and the No. 2 post in the minority.

The conference chairmanship race is the most crowded, with Chairwoman Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain facing chllenges from Reps. Greg Steube, of Florida, and Erin Houchin, of Indiana.

Candidate forums are set to proceed throughout the day, with votes set to begin in the afternoon.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.