HARRISBURG (AP) Republicans in the Pennsylvania Legislature, fresh off a resoundingly successful Election Day, on Wednesday elected new floor leaders in both chambers for the coming two-year session, although not without some internal discord.

In the Senate, Republicans ejected their floor leader for the first time in nearly four decades, elevating Centre County Sen. Jake Corman in a secret ballot to be majority leader over Delaware County Sen. Dominic Pileggi, who had held the powerful position since 2006.House Republicans installed Allegheny County Rep. Mike Turzai to succeed retiring Speaker Sam Smith, and Indiana County Rep. Dave Reed to take over the majority leader's post from Turzai.The Senate's vote came amid a philosophical clash that has pitted moderates and conservatives against each other over major legislation to scale back public pension benefits, privatize the sale of liquor and wine and limit the ability of labor unions to collect dues or political action contributions.Corman, appropriations committee chairman since 2006, and other Republican senators avoided going into detail over why they thought Pileggi lost, while the rest of Republican leadership remained intact."Personalities are changing, and our districts are changing, and I just think it's an opportunity for a different style of leadership," said York County Sen. Scott Wagner, a trash-hauling magnate who has accused Pileggi of being too sympathetic to labor unions and has spent heavily from his own wallet to support fellow conservative candidates.Although Wagner said he did not lobby for votes against Pileggi, Democrats blamed Pileggi's loss on Wagner."It appears Scott Wagner has captured the Republican caucus in the Senate and it's unfortunate," said Sen. Vincent Hughes of Philadelphia.Pileggi said recent criticism by conservatives spearheaded by Wagner of his record was unfounded, while Bucks County Sen. Robert M. Tomlinson, who nominated Pileggi for another term as majority leader, said nobody gave him a reason why they planned to vote against Pileggi when he lobbied for their support."Dominic Pileggi, in my mind in 24 years of being here, is probably the most talented leader I've seen," Tomlinson said. "He was all-inclusive of everyone. We have a very diverse caucus and ... I don't want somebody who is an ideologue, I want someone who is objective and open to the differences of opinion and we just lost that."President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati of Jefferson County, who backed Corman's challenge to Pileggi, was elected be the presiding officer for at least two more years. Lehigh County Sen. Pat Browne moves up from whip to replace Corman as Appropriations Committee chairman.In the House, Turzai had been majority leader for four years, and is now all but certain to be elected speaker when the entire chamber votes in January. The job came open when Smith retired after four years in the chamber's top post, and Turzai was unopposed within the caucus.Reed, who has coordinated his caucus' campaign efforts for several years, defeated Rep. Stan Saylor of York County.In another contested race, Rep. Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County was elected whip, a strategic position held most recently by Saylor.House Democrats re-elected Rep. Frank Dermody of Allegheny County as minority leader, while Senate Democrats re-elected Sen. Jay Costa of Allegheny County.Republicans expanded their existing majorities in both chambers last week, widening their control of the Senate to 30-20, and in the House to 119-84 when the 2015-16 legislative session begins in January.