JUST IN: Mitch McConnell will remain the US Senate's GOP leader, fending off a challenge by Rick Scott amid divisions within the party and disappointing midterms.
McConnell defeated Florida Sen. Rick Scott, his first challenger in his 15 years atop his conference. McConnell won the leadership vote 37-10-1, according to two senators. One senator voted present. Senate Republican Conference chairman, Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming formally announced the slate of GOP leadership positions following the elections, including that Republican Sen. John Thune would continue as whip. Montana Sen.
Wednesday’s vote comes after Scott, as well as a handful of conservative senators, called for a delay in the leadership elections until after the Georgia runoff, underscoring Senate Republicans’ frustration with the outcome of the 2022 elections. That effort to push back the vote failed during the closed-door meeting, though 16 GOP senators voted to delay the GOP leadership elections, according to a source familiar.
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