House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is feeling pretty good about his job security. Why it matters: As the election results rolled in Tuesday night, Johnson — who was once widely viewed as a placeholder leader — told Axios he's confident House Republicans will keep their majority and tap him to stay on as speaker.

With the presidency and control of Congress at stake, Johnson, who in many ways is an accidental House speaker after taking over after Kevin McCarthy was ejected in a historic far-right revolt, is uniquely positioned to play a central role in both outcomes.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has served in the post for little over a year, but his tenure has been marked with few legislative accomplishments and a series of splits within his conference that stymied his party’s agenda.