Senate Minority Whip John Thune was elected as GOP leader, capping a nine-month race to succeed Mitch McConnell, Punchbowl News reports.
Thune edged out Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, and will serve as majority leader in the 119th Congress.
Scott was eliminated on the first ballot. And Thune beat Cornyn 29-24 on the second ballot.
New York Times: “In elevating Mr. Thune, 63, G.O.P. senators turned to a traditional Republican in the mold of Mr. McConnell, and rejected a challenger more aligned with President-elect Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement.”
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