2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election

2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election
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168 members of the Republican National Committee
85 votes needed to win
 
Candidate Reince Priebus Saul Anuzis
First round 45 votes
26.8% 		24 votes
14.3%
Seventh round 97 votes
57.7% 		43 votes
25.5%
 
Candidate Maria Cino Michael Steele
First round 32 votes
19.0% 		44 votes
26.2%
Seventh round 28 votes
16.6% 		Withdrawn
Chairman before election

Michael Steele

 Elected Chairman

Reince Priebus

The 2011 Republican National Committee (RNC) chairmanship election was held on January 14, 2011, to determine the next chairman of the RNC, to serve a two-year term ending in 2013 and will lead the party through the 2012 general elections. After seven rounds of balloting, Reince Priebus was elected chairman over incumbent chair Michael Steele, Saul Anuzis, Ann Wagner and Maria Cino.[1]

Priebus won re-election with near unanimity in the party's 2013 meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2] He was likewise re-elected to a third term in 2015, setting him up to become the longest serving head of the party ever.[3]

  1. ^ Shear, Michael D. (December 19, 2010). "Voting Begins for RNC Chairman - NYTimes.com". Thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Miller, Zeke J (December 8, 2014). "RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Set for Re-Election Bid". Time. Retrieved June 25, 2016. Priebus was re-elected to his second term with near unanimity in 2013 at the party's meeting in Charlotte
  3. ^ Preston, Mark (January 16, 2015). "Priebus overwhelmingly elected to third term as RNC chairman". CNN. Retrieved June 25, 2016. Priebus was elected Friday in a resounding vote to serve a third term as chairman of the Republican National Committee, putting him on course to become the longest serving head of the national party in history.