Sen. Mitch McConnell will remain at the helm of Senate Republicans, defeating Sen. Rick Scott’s bid Wednesday to oust him as GOP leader.
After hours of private debate and a failed attempt to postpone the internal leadership elections until after the Dec. 6 Georgia Senate runoff, a majority of Senate Republicans chose Mr. McConnell as their leader in a secret ballot contest.
The challenge by Mr. Scott, a Florida Republican and head of Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, came amid a feud over who is to blame for the party’s midterm failure to capture the chamber from Democrats.