The top three moments of the dramatic vote that saw Mike Johnson re-elected speaker are as follows:

On Friday afternoon, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., barely retained the gavel in a close vote.

The Republicans, eager to swear in President-elect Trump and utilize their control of the House, Senate, and White House, avoided the same protracted speaker elections as the previous two.

Despite efforts by Trump and Johnson, only one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, voted against Johnson.

The 119th Congress's first vote is being examined in detail.

1. Five Republicans refuse to vote; three vote against Johnson

When Johnson seemed to be heading towards defeat, five Republicans remained silent during a vote, while three others - Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Keith Self of Texas - voted against him.

Tom Emmer, R-Minn., received Massie's vote for House Whip, while Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, was chosen by Norman. Self voted for Byron Donalds, R-Fla.

The names of those who initially refused to vote were called again at the end of the vote. Reps. Andy Harris, R-Md.; Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.; Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.; Michael Cloud, R-Texas; and Chip Roy, R-Texas ultimately voted for Johnson.

2. Trump calls two GOP defectors

Trump urged Norman and Self to switch their vote for Johnson, according to their confirmation to Planet Chronicle Digital.

According to two sources who spoke with Planet Chronicle Digital, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., reached out to Trump, Self, and Norman via phone after they voted against Johnson.

Planet Chronicle Digital observed Mace and Johnson embracing on the House floor after they and other lawmakers were in a private room with the holdouts.

Earlier, Mace had intense talks with Norman off the House floor.

Johnson could only afford to lose one vote and hold on to the gavel, but Massie was irreconcilable and had long made up his mind that Johnson was not the right person for the job.

Johnson, Self, and Norman also huddled together. The house leaders did not formally end the vote while searching for a way forward.

3. Self and Norman change their vote

After voting for others, the pair of defectors switched their votes an hour later, allowing Johnson to achieve his desire.

He said he changed his vote to support "the Trump agenda."

The Trump agenda is the most important, and we need to strengthen our negotiating team in the House to ensure its success. This is crucial for the reconciliation package, as stated by Self.

Norman claimed to have conversed with Trump, but ultimately decided to alter his stance after receiving assurances from Johnson about bringing about "real change."

Norman said that Trump "just made his point about how Mike is the only one who could get elected."

Johnson didn't offer him a quid pro quo, but instead promised that things would change.

Planet Chronicle' Liz Elkind contributed to this report.