U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to face some difficulties in his quest to retain the gavel on Friday, but he’s not expected to face opposition from Alabama’s GOP House delegation.

Republican Reps. Dale Strong of Huntsville; Robert Adherolt of Hayleyville; and Barry Moore of Enterprise plan to support Johnson for speaker, according to their spokespeople.

Responses were not immediately available from Rep. Mike Rogers of Saks and Gary Palmer of Hoover.

The two Republicans have been supportive of Johnson in the past.

Moore is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of about three dozen conservative lawmakers whose membership includes some Republicans who had not committed to backing Johnson in recent days.

One almost certain “No” vote is from Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who has said he doesn’t believe Johnson is “equipped to be Speaker.”

President-elect Donald Trump is rallying Republicans to back Johnson. He endorsed Johnson as House Speaker in a social media post earlier this week.

Johnson can ill-afford many defections to receive the 218 votes need to win if all members are present and voting. There will likely be 219 Republicans and 215 Democrats voting Friday as the 119th Congress officially convenes on Capitol Hill.

Alabama’s GOP congressional delegation was unified in its support of former California Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker despite friction within the Republican Party over his nomination. It took 15 rounds of voting to elect McCarthy as speaker in 2023, before he was eventually dumped by his party later in the year.

The House speaker vote will be the first major vote taken by Moore as the representative for Alabama’s 1st congressional district. Moore defeated Republican U.S. Jerry Carl last March for the GOP nomination to the post before rolling to victory during November’s General Election.

Moore had previously served as the 2nd district congressional representative, but opted to run in the 1st district after his hometown of Enterprise was drawn into it during redistricting.

U.S. Rep.-elect Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, will be sworn in Friday after winning the 2nd district seat that was redrawn by federal judges in 2023.

House Democrats are expected to cast votes for party leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York. Jefferies has said Democrats will not help save Johnson during Friday’s voting.