Key facts
- US Senator John Thune was reelected Republican leader by acclamation, an aide said.
- The reelection was reported by Reuters on November 10, 2026, with no vote count given.
US Senator John Thune has been reelected Republican leader by acclamation, an aide said on Tuesday, according to a Reuters report published November 10, 2026.
The report gave no vote count and no further detail on the leadership election. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity in the Reuters account, which carried no statement from Thune or from the Republican conference.
Thune's position as Republican leader was the subject of the vote; the report did not say when the conference met or what else was decided.