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Senate Republicans to Pick New Majority Leader in Secret Vote — Which Is Not Unusual

For instance, The Associated Press reported in 2020 that both McConnell and Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer had won their party's leadership elections in secret ballots (although which of the two would be the "majority" leader and which would be the "minority" leader was still up for debate, since runoff elections in Georgia had not yet taken place).

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Republicans reject Trump allies' pick, elect John Thune as next Senate majority leader

John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader.

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What to know about new Senate Majority Leader John Thune

John Thune has been selected as the new Senate majority leader, beating out John Cornyn of Texas, and Rick Scott of Florida.

Rick Scott knocked out of Senate leader race on 1st ballot

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Rick Scott knocked out of Senate leader race on first ballot as Thune and Cornyn advance

Fla., was knocked out of the Senate leader race after the first secret ballot on Wednesday morning, during which none of the three candidates received a majority of the votes.

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Rick Scott falls short in bid for Senate leadership post

Rick Scott won’t be the next Senate Majority Leader, after coming in third in the first round of votes among Republican members.

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Republican Rick Scott Banks on Trump Ties in His Bid to Lead the Senate

But like the president-elect, Rick Scott could be in a position to push the country sharply to the right if Republicans in the U.S. Senate elect him as their leader on Wednesday. Scott, 71, is a relative newcomer to the Senate who lacks leadership experience,

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Georgia House Democrats shift toward new leaders after limited election gains

Democrats in Georgia’s state House are choosing new leaders after the minority party made only limited gains in the Nov. 5 ...

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Georgia state Rep. Carolyn Hugley wins race for House Minority Leader

Georgia House Democrats elected state Rep. Carolyn Hugley as minority leader on Thursday, putting her in charge of setting their agenda after a bruising presidential election. Hugley, a Democrat from ...

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Steve Hershey and Justin Ready reelected as GOP leaders in Maryland

Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey and Senate Minority Whip Justin Ready will continue to serve as Republican leaders in ...

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Rep. Carolyn Hugley elected as Georgia House of Representatives Minority Leader

The Georgia House of Representatives has elected a new minority leader! District 141 Rep., Carolyn Hugley has been elected as ...

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State House GOP leaders set legislative priorities for the coming year

Watch as Illinois Republican minority leader Tony McCombie and Spain hold a news conference to discuss their legislative ...

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John Thune snags 2 more endorsements in competitive GOP leader race to succeed McConnell

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., gained two endorsements in the Senate Republican leader race, as both North Dakota Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven threw their support behind ...