Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses
Thune won a secret-ballot vote after Republicans debated whether to delay leadership elections following losses that cost them at least seven Senate seats.
- Senate Republicans reelected John Thune of South Dakota as their party leader despite losing at least seven seats and their Senate majority in the midterm elections.
- Although some GOP senators called for delaying the leadership vote to reassess the party’s electoral losses and consider changes, Thune retained broad support and ran unopposed.
- Thune faced no announced challenger, despite criticism from senators including Ron Johnson and Josh Hawley, who questioned whether proceeding with the vote so soon would demonstrate a willingness to change course.
- Jim Lankford, Oklahoma Sen, reported "widespread support" among Republicans for John Thune, South Dakota Sen, who remains the sole candidate and promised a "very fulsome, robust conversation" about the conference's future.
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Senate Republicans vote to keep John Thune as leader after steep election losses
Senate Republicans have reelected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as their leader. The vote Tuesday came after a tense day of discussions about the party's steep losses in the midterm elections that cost them their majority. Thune was always expected…
'I am honored to have their continued trust and support to lead the Senate Republican Conference in the 120th Congress,' says Thune
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