Utah Sen. Mike Lee is joining efforts to delay the leadership elections for the Senate Republican conference, instead calling for a party-wide meeting to discuss the midterm election results before looking ahead to the next Congress.

Senators from both parties have returned to Washington with questions about the future of their leadership after last week’s election decisively gave Democrats a significant new majority.

Senate Republicans face a push from Ron Johnson and four allies to delay Tuesday's leadership elections after last week's stunning Election Night losses.