Photo From left, the House majority leader, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California; Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin; and Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the majority whip, after the House Republican leadership meeting on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Credit Al Drago/The New York Times

WASHINGTON — House Republicans renominated Speaker Paul D. Ryan as their leader on Tuesday, quieting rumors of an initial revolt in the party in the wake of feuding between Mr. Ryan and President-elect Donald J. Trump while Democrats grappled with their own potential insurrection.

To retain the speaker’s job, Mr. Ryan, of Wisconsin, will still have to clear a vote by the full House when the new Congress assembles in January — when he must win at least 218 votes. With the results of a few contests outstanding, Republicans will hold at least 239 seats, leaving a relatively healthy margin for dissent in their ranks. The House Republicans said in a Twitter message that Ryan’s selection was unanimous.

But Mr. Ryan will have more than his contentious relationship with Mr. Trump to navigate. Stephen K. Bannon, the former chairman of Breitbart News, whom Mr. Trump named as his chief strategist, is a longtime critic of Mr. Ryan.

Though he endorsed Mr. Trump and urged Americans to vote for him in the days leading up to the lection, Mr. Ryan repeatedly criticized Mr. Trump’s more inflammatory statements during the campaign, once criticizing his proposed ban on Muslims as “not what this country stands for.” After the release of a 2005 recording in which Mr. Trump boasted in vulgar terms about sexually assaulting women, Mr. Ryan disinvited him to a planned joint appearance in Wisconsin and told Republicans he would no longer defend him nor campaign for him. Mr. Trump had said privately before his victory that Mr. Ryan should be punished for not offering his full support.

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House Democrats postponed their own elections until Nov. 30 during a meeting behind closed doors to discuss last week’s painful losses and their leadership. A group of at least 25 members had been pushing to delay the vote, which had been scheduled for Thursday, until after Thanksgiving.

Some members have urged Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio, 43, to challenge Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, 76, who has led House Democrats since 2003. He has not yet decided whether to run against her. But some Democrats think they should take their bruising White House defeat as a signal that it is time for new leadership.

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“Who is the leader that can go into those Southern states? Who is the leader who can go into the Midwestern states and begin to pull those voters back in our camp?” Tim Ryan said after the meeting. “That’s the question. That’s the discussion we need to have.”

Ms. Pelosi rejected the idea that the election sent a message to House Democrats, saying it had more to do with the presidential race. She said holding the election after next week’s recess would not allow much time to hash out any differences.

Asked if she sees the pushback from some members as a repudiation of her leadership, Ms. Pelosi added, “No, I don’t.”

On Tuesday, Republicans also re-elected Representatives Kevin McCarthy of California, Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington as their majority leader, whip and conference chairwoman, offering an endorsement of the leadership that helped them maintain a sizable majority in last week’s election. Democrats have a net gain of six seats so far.