The Republicans regained the majority in the U.S. Senate after last week's election. Now, they must pick a new majority leader.

Uncalled Senate races in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Nevada could result in a delay of Senate GOP leadership elections, and likely should.

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,

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

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.

U.S. Senator Rick Scott was eliminated in the first ballot in the contest for Senate majority leader, according to a source.

Cruz made the announcement less than an hour before Republican senators were scheduled to vote for their next leader to replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell.

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured a comfortable Senate majority and a victory for President-elect Donald Trump, but most had their eyes on a different election taking place Wednesday to determine the new party leader in the chamber.

Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott makes his case to his fellow GOP senators in the race for Majority Leader: SEN. RICK SCOTT: I'm very optimistic, I believe I'm going to win. Thune and Cornyn are friends.