Senate Republicans reelected John Thune as their leader Tuesday, keeping him in charge of the conference after midterm losses that cost the party its majority, according to the Associated Press.
The decision followed calls from Republican senators to postpone the leadership election while they examined the party’s defeat. Thune overcame that push to secure another term, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Thune remains majority leader for the rest of this Congress. He will become minority leader in January, shifting from managing the Senate’s agenda to leading Republican opposition and negotiations with the incoming Democratic majority.
The decision seeks to give Republicans continuity in the Senate while their House colleagues turn to Jim Jordan for their next chapter.