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House GOP elects Jordan minority leader; Senate GOP keeps Thune

House Republicans on Tuesday elected Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as minority leader over Steve Scalise, ABC News reported, while Senate Republicans kept Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as their leader.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Dateline · WhatsNewPaper Desk · Written from 13 sources
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House Republicans on Tuesday elected Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as minority leader for the next Congress, defeating Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, ABC News reported, citing multiple sources1.

ABC News said those sources put the tally at 106 votes for Jordan and 73 for Scalise1. NBC4 Columbus reported the House contest was a closed-door secret ballot2. NOLA.com reported from a Louisiana angle that Jordan won over Scalise5.

Across the Capitol, Senate Republicans kept Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as their leader, ABC News and Agri-Pulse reported1,3. ABC News said the conference approved Thune by acclamation on Tuesday afternoon after a morning session that turned into discussion of last week's midterm losses instead of an immediate vote1. Agri-Pulse said the vote followed calls to delay so the party could consider those losses3.

Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana said last week he would not seek the House minority leader post after Democratic gains, NBC4 Columbus reported2. The Toledo Blade, writing before the House vote, named Scalise and Jordan as the two candidates6. ABC News said House Democrats held a 254-166 margin as of Tuesday, with 15 races still undecided1.

ABC News said Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota was elected House GOP minority whip over Rep. August Pfluger of Texas, and Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan was elected conference chair1. Agri-Pulse also reported Emmer's reelection as whip3. In the Senate, ABC News said Sen. John Barrasso remained GOP whip, Sen. Tom Cotton remained conference chair, and Sen. Bernie Moreno was elected NRSC chair, replacing Sen. Tim Scott1,3.

An Associated Press account of the House election was published but was not fully readable here4. What remains unknown includes how individual House members voted and whether further challenges to either conference's lineup will emerge before January.

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  1. ABC NewsHouse Republicans elect Jim Jordan as their minority leader for the next Congress
  2. NBC4 ColumbusOhio's Jim Jordan elected House minority leader
  3. Agri-PulseThune reelected Senate GOP chief, Jordan to lead House minority
  4. APRep. Jim Jordan of Ohio elected to lead House Republicans in the the minority
  5. NOLA.comJim Jordan elected House GOP minority leader over Louisiana's Steve Scalise
  6. Toledo BladeHouse Republicans are choosing their next leader as they prepare to be in the minority

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