# Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after election wipeout

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9 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 10, 2026, 3:05 PM · Read it: <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-republicans-vote-to-keep-thune-as-leader-after-election-wipeout>

Senate Republicans vented their frustrations in three separate meetings on Tuesday after an election wipeout that cost them at least seven Senate seats.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 10:10 AM: [Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses](<https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-10/john-thune-seeks-another-term-as-senate-republican-leader-as-party-reckons-with-election-losses>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States)
  South Dakota Sen. John Thune was always expected to be reelected, given that he remains popular with his GOP colleagues and was running unopposed.
- Nov 10, 2026, 10:23 AM: [Senate Republicans suspend leadership election amid demands for ‘a plan’ from John Thune](<https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6210906-senate-gop-leadership-vote-paused/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Senate Republicans on Tuesday paused their meeting to elect leaders after Senate conservatives demanded “a plan” for the lame-duck session and the next Congress when Democrats will be in the majority. Republican senators streamed out of the Old Senate Chamber after huddling in the historic room for nearly two hours to discuss their future after…
- Nov 10, 2026, 12:06 PM: [2026 U.S. Senate Election Results](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibkFVX3lxTE1ycUhlZzZ2V1lhd2pzVExlRFNUOVV5M0N6VHB5a2FuNFU2NDNaV0dSTV9hUVZTZHZCeVRjeWRWMnh0NUVIRW1vbmhfNFRsSVRqSWIwM21iUmMxTE4zYzhocm81ajd4U0x2R0R0Q1Bn?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States)
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:44 PM: [Republicans Choose Their Next Leaders](<https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/11/10/republicans-choose-their-next-leader/>) — Daily Signal (Digital news, United States)
  Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio will be the next House minority leader after a conference-wide election Tuesday afternoon. Jordan beat Rep. Steve Scalise, the current House majority leader, 106-73, according to multiple reports. The two announced their candidacies last week in competing “Dear Colleague” letters after Speaker Mike Johnson decided against running for the...
- Nov 10, 2026, 2:36 PM: [Thune reelected as Senate GOP leader after failed push to delay vote](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4798421/senate-republicans-leadership-election-thune-2026/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will lead Republicans in the minority next year, securing another term after conservatives attempted to delay their internal conference vote. Thune and the rest of his leadership team were elected in a closed-door, secret ballot on Tuesday that grew contentious over the outcome of the midterm elections and whether
- Nov 10, 2026, 2:57 PM: [Senate Republicans re-elect John Thune as leader after midterm shellacking](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/senate-republicans-reelect-john-thune-as-leader-after-revolt-led-by-ron-johnson/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  Senate Republicans reelected John Thune as their leader Tuesday morning, brushing aside a last-minute revolt from his right flank.
- Nov 10, 2026, 3:05 PM: [Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after election wipeout](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-republicans-vote-to-keep-thune-as-leader-after-election-wipeout>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States)
  Senate Republicans vented their frustrations in three separate meetings on Tuesday after an election wipeout that cost them at least seven Senate seats.
- Nov 10, 2026, 3:49 PM: [John Thune, other leaders re-elected to represent Senate Republicans in minority](<https://www.ms.now/news/john-thune-senate-republican-leader-bernie-moreno-nrsc>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States)
  Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, will become the new chair of the Senate GOP’s fundraising arm, the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:08 AM: [John Thune re-elected as US Senate Republican leader after midterm losses](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/thune-re-elected-as-us-senate-republican-leader-after-midterm-losses>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar)
  The Republican ran unopposed, despite some GOP lawmaker demands to evaluate the party's stinging midterm losses to Democ
