Long-running story: 2026 US midterm elections
Senate Republicans reelect John Thune as their leader after midterm losses cost them the majority
Summary
Senate Republicans reelected South Dakota Senator John Thune as their leader on Tuesday 10 November, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, after steep losses in the midterm elections that cost them their majority. Thune was always expected to prevail, being popular with GOP colleagues and running unopposed in the secret ballot election, the Inquirer and the LA Times reported, and CBS News wrote that Senate Republicans stayed the course as they prepare to enter the minority after their brutal midterm losses. Senate Republicans vented their frustrations in three separate meetings on Tuesday after an election wipeout that cost them at least seven Senate seats, PBS NewsHour reported, Bloomberg writing that Thune overcame critics to win another term one week after the party lost its congressional majority in a midterm election rout fueled by voter dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump and the US economy.
Latest: The Philadelphia Inquirer reported again that Senate Republicans have reelected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as their leader, headlining that they voted to keep Thune after steep election losses.
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How it unfolded
Tuesday 10 November
Senate Republicans reelected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as their leader after a tense day of discussions about midterm defeats, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, Thune having been expected to prevail as a leader popular with GOP colleagues and running unopposed in the secret ballot election, while PBS NewsHour reported that Senate Republicans vented their frustrations in three separate meetings after an election wipeout that cost them at least seven Senate seats, and Bloomberg that Thune overcame critics to win another term.
- 16:35The Philadelphia Inquirer Senate Republicans vote to keep John Thune as leader after steep election losses
- 16:05PBS NewsHour Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after election wipeout
- 16:04The Philadelphia Inquirer Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses
- 15:46CBS News Thune wins reelection as Senate GOP leader after midterms losses
- 15:44Bloomberg Thune Wins Another Term as Senate GOP Leader After Midterm Rout
- 15:42The Philadelphia Inquirer John Thune reelected as Senate Republican leader after tense day of discussions about midterm defeats
- 15:35The Philadelphia Inquirer Senate Republicans voting on whether to keep Thune as leader
- 14:57The Philadelphia Inquirer Senate Republicans resume meeting as they decide whether to reelect John Thune as leader
- 11:10LA Times Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses