Washington (CNN) House Democrats came out victorious on Tuesday -- winning back control of the chamber and paving the way for additional oversight of the Trump administration. It's a moment that has Nancy Pelosi feeling a sense of urgency to once again hold the speaker's gavel.

And she has "total" confidence that she will do so -- despite many newly elected House Democrats distancing themselves from her during their campaigns.

An opponent to Pelosi's bid has yet to officially emerge, but on Tuesday night, Rep. Tim Ryan, Democrat of Ohio, said, "a lot of people will be surprised about who is thinking about doing something."

"There are lot of conversations happening with a lot of people from a lot of different caucuses that we have that are thinking about it," Ryan said, adding that he had no intention of challenging Pelosi as he did in 2016.

But that intraparty opposition doesn't appear to faze the California Democrat. In an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo on "Cuomo PrimeTime," Pelosi said she sent out a letter requesting support from her colleagues on Wednesday night. She added that she has received a "tremendous" response and said she is "100%" confident she will win the speakership.

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