Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) was ousted as speaker Tuesday night, leaving Congress in disarray over who would lead the Republican Party in the House of Representatives. It remained unclear Wednesday morning who would fill that role, as several Republicans jumped into the candidate pool.

Immediately after the vote to push McCarthy out, Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.) stepped up to temporarily fill the role of speaker pro tempore. Under House rules, McHenry will serve until the election of the next speaker of the House of Representatives, or speaker pro tempore.

McHenry could make a case to run for the position permanently, although he has previously indicated he does not want to be speaker. He currently chairs the House Financial Services Committee.

The House is expected to hold a candidate forum on Tuesday for contenders to make their case for the position, with an election to be held shortly afterward. Here’s who is expected to participate:

Steve Scalise, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives

As the second most powerful Republican in the House of Representatives, Steve Scalise (R-La.) may be the most likely candidate to succeed McCarthy. On Wednesday Scalise released a letter which he sent to his fellow lawmaker, asking for their support in his bid to become Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Scalise announced this summer that he had been diagnosed with blood cancer and was undergoing treatment. He was seriously injured in 2017 when a gunman shot at lawmakers during a congressional baseball game in Virginia.

“At that time, I was often asked why, after almost losing my life because of this job, I would want to go back,” Scalise wrote in the letter. “But it was never a question for me: I love this country, and I believe we were sent here to come together and solve the enormous challenges we face.”

Scalise called on his colleagues in Congress to “repair the deep wounds that exist within our conference,” a nod to the difficult road he will take to unite a fractured Republican Party. Eight Republicans voted with Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday to impeach McCarthy.

Representative Jim Jordan

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee known for his loyalty to former President Trump, announced Wednesday that he would seek the speaker’s seat.

Under his leadership, the Judiciary Committee has delved into Georgia’s indictment of former President Trump and others over his efforts to overturn that state’s 2020 election results, charging Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis on pursuing a politically motivated case during an election season.

In a letter to colleagues Wednesday, Jordan ticked off what he said were his accomplishments, including holding the Biden administration accountable. As chairman of the Judiciary, Jordan led the first hearing of a House impeachment inquiry into President Biden, which alleged improper ties to his son Hunter Biden’s foreign affairs.

He also called on his Republican colleagues to work together. Jordan already had the support of some Republicans, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), which prompted McCarthy’s ouster. Gaetz wrote on social media Tuesday, “My mentor Jim Jordan would be awesome!”

Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will almost certainly run for office, despite the fact that there is virtually no path to his election because Republicans hold the majority.

During the speaker nomination process in January, House Democrats repeatedly voted for Jeffries. After fifteen rounds of voting, Republicans in the House of Representatives narrowly elected McCarthy to the post he held until Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Jeffries instructed his Democratic colleagues to vote against McCarthy, winning 208 of the 216 votes needed to leave McCarthy’s position.

“House Democrats will continue to put people over politics and work together in a bipartisan manner to make life better for everyday Americans,” Jeffries said in a statement after the impeachment. “It is our hope that traditional Republicans will retreat from MAGA extremism and join us in a partnership for the good of the country.”