Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected Senate minority leader Wednesday, following the first challenge to his position during his 15-year as the chamber's top Republican.

The challenge came from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate's Republican campaign chief. Scott blamed McConnell of Kentucky for the Republicans' disappointing showing in the midterm elections. McConnell easily defeated Scott, 37-10.

McConnell will break the record for longest-serving leader next year. He said he has no intention of stepping down once he holds the record.

"I'm not going anywhere," McConnell told reporters following the nearly four-hour closed-door election.

Sen. Scott also lost his position as the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, replaced by Montana Sen. Steve Daines.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz attempted to delay Wednesday's elections until after the Dec. 6 runoff election in Georgia. If successful, Republicans would have had an additional voter in nominee Herschel Walker, but the postponement failed to garner enough support, reports ABC News.

Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri supported Scott's challenge and Cruz's call for a delay. Afterward, he tweeted: "The old party is dead. Time to bury it. Build something new."

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) tweets his dismay with the current status of the Republican Party.

"I just don't understand why we would say to Herschel Walker, please, please, please, please, please, please go win the Senate seat but we are not interested in what you have to say, we don't want you to have a voice in our elections," Hawley told reporters after the votes. "I just think that's wrong."

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