There is no clear front-runner in the Senate race to succeed McConnell

Republican senators will vote next fall to pick the new Senate Minority Leader. Mitch McConnell announced his retirement last week. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what to look for in a leadership race to succeed McConnell. McConnell will be the first Republican to take over as Minority Leader in the Senate.

Battle to succeed McConnell quietly takes shape with no clear front-runner yet. Top contenders begin jockeying to win over their colleagues for a position central to their party’s agenda and strategy. Many GOP senators say there's a wide-open affair in the under-the-radar race.

Several potential successors are being eyed to fill outgoing Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's role. McConnell will step down as the party battles deepening internal divisions in the Senate. McConnell is expected to step down from his post as Minority Leader in the next year's midterms. McConnell has been a key figure in the Republican Party for more than a decade.