Ronna McDaniel, re-elected to a fourth term as RNC chair, is back to win

By Naveen Jan 28, 2023

Ronna McDaniel was re-elected to a fourth term as chairwoman of the Republican National Committee on Friday.

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McDaniel easily won a majority of the 168 votes needed to win.

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Dhillon's 111 votes compared to 51, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell's four and non-candidate former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y. McDaniel is now the longest-serving GOP chair since the 19th century.

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She joined Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in addressing challenges to Republican leadership after a disappointing showing in November's midterm elections.

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This competition is sure to continue for months. McDaniel released her letter of endorsement after more than 100 of the RNC's 168 members had midterm exams.

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That prompted Zeldin to decide not to launch his own bid to lead the RNC.

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But with voting by secret ballot and Dhillon aggressively campaigning to re-elect McDaniel after GOP defections in November, members didn't write Dhillon on the ballot.

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