John Thune elected as Senate leader, replacing Mitch McConnell

13 Nov 2024, 19:15 · UPI

Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell as leader of the Senate's GOP and its likely new majority.

Thune won a 29-24 vote in a second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in a closed door meeting in a secret ballot vote.