2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election

American party leadership vote September 2015 2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election Republican Disc.svg presidential no 2009 Republican National Committee chairmanship election 2009 Republican National Committee chairmanship election, 2013 2013 2011 01 14 x130px Reince Priebus DC241F x130px Saul Anuzis DC241F x130px Maria Cino DC241F Chairman Michael Steele Reince Priebus First round Seventh round 97 votes57.7% 43 votes25.5% 28 votes16.6% 45 votes26.8% Michael Steele DC241F x130px 24 votes14.3% 32 votes19.0% 44 votes26.2% Withdrawn 168 members of the Republican National Committee 85 The 2011 Republican National Committee (RNC) chairmanship election was held on January 14, 2011, to determine the next chairman of the RNC. After seven rounds of balloting, Reince Priebus was elected chairman over incumbent chair Michael Steele, Saul Anuzis, Ann Wagner and Maria Cino.Shear Michael D. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/voting-begins-for-rnc-chairman/ Voting Begins for RNC Chairman - NYTimes.com Thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com December 19, 2010 January 16, 2011 Priebus won re-election with near unanimity in the party's 2013 meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina.https://time.com/3624743/rnc-reince-priebus-reelection-bid/ RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Set for Re-Election Bid Zeke J Miller Time December 8, 2014 June 25, 2016 Priebus was re-elected to his second term with near unanimity in 2013 at the party’s meeting in Charlotte He was likewise re-elected to a third term in 2015, setting him up to become the longest serving head of the party ever.http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/16/politics/priebus-reelected-to-third-term-as-rnc-chairman/ Priebus overwhelmingly elected to third term as RNC chairman Mark Preston CNN January 16, 2015 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. Candidates Saul Anuzis, National Chairman for the Save American Jobs Project, former Michigan Republican Party Chairmanhttp://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/battle-rnc-begins-former-michigan-gop-chairman-will-challenge-michael-steele_516576.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101113222940/http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/battle-rnc-begins-former-michigan-gop-chairman-will-challenge-michael-steele_516576.html dead November 13, 2010 It's On: Saul Anuzis Will Challenge Michael Steele for RNC Chairmanship Weekly Standard November 12, 2010 January 16, 2011 Maria Cino, Political Director of George Bush's 2000 Campaignhttp://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/12/maria-cino-officially-enters-the-race-for-rnc-chair.html Maria Cino Officially Enters Race For RNC Chair – The Note Blogs.abcnews.com December 11, 2010 January 16, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084133/http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/12/maria-cino-officially-enters-the-race-for-rnc-chair.html March 4, 2016 mdy-all Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin https://www.politico.com/story/2010/12/priebus-runs-for-rnc-chairman-046005 Reince Priebus runs for RNC chairman Martin, Jonathan Jonathan Martin (journalist) Politico December 6, 2010 January 8, 2011 Michael Steele, incumbent Committee Chairman, former Lieutenant Governor of MarylandChoe Jaywon https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-next-for-michael-steele-and-the-rnc/ What's Next for Michael Steele and the RNC? CBS News July 7, 2010 January 16, 2011Doug McKelway http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/12/13/sources-say-steele-will-seek-second-term-rnc-chair Sources Say Steele Will Seek Second Term As RNC Chair Politics.blogs.foxnews.com April 7, 2010 January 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101214235650/http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/12/13/sources-say-steele-will-seek-second-term-rnc-chair December 14, 2010 dead mdy-all Ann Wagner, former United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, former Missouri Republican Party Chairmanhttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/republican-party/wagner-launches-bid-for-rnc-ch.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120111165016/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/republican-party/wagner-launches-bid-for-rnc-ch.html dead January 11, 2012 Wagner launches bid for RNC chair Blake Aaron November 29, 2010 The Washington Post November 29, 2010 Former candidates who withdrew before voting began Gentry Collins, Former Political Director of the RNC,Smith Ben https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2011/01/exit-collins-031817?showall Exit Collins – Ben Smith Politico January 2, 2011 January 16, 2011 withdrew on January 2, 2010 Gary Emineth, Chairman of the North Dakota Republican Partyhttp://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_2a35b33e-f280-11df-98f5-001cc4c03286.html Emineth not seeking national GOP chairmanship, state position gets candidates Bismarcktribune.com November 17, 2010 January 16, 2011 Timeline December 13, 2010 – Incumbent Chair Steele announces bid for re-election. January 3, 2011 – Candidate debate held by Americans for Tax Reform at the National Press Club January 14, 2011 – Election held by party voting members in Washington, D.C. Debates A debate among the candidates hosted by Americans for Tax Reform took place on January 3, 2011, at the National Press Club.Brenton Hannah https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/campaign-committees/78244-race-for-rnc-chairman-remains-a-toss-up-as-steele-defends-tenure/ Race for RNC chairman remains a 'toss-up' as Steele defends tenure – The Hill's Ballot Box The Hill January 16, 2011 Anuzis, Cino, Priebus, Steele, and Wagner participated in the debate.Shear Michael D. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/03/steele-to-debate-rivals-for-r-n-c-post-monday/?hp Steele to Debate Rivals for R.N.C. Post - NYTimes.com Thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com January 3, 2011 January 16, 2011 Republican Committee Chair Debate, C-SPAN, January 3, 2011, full video Polling A poll by the National Journal, released on January 13, 2011, showed Priebus in the lead with 40 committed votes out of 168, Steele 17, Wagner 15, Anuzis 14, and Cino 12. Results With 168 voting members of the RNC, 85 votes were required to win the chairmanship. Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Reince Priebus45525458678097 Saul Anuzis24222124323743 Maria Cino32302829403428 Ann Wagner23273228281700 Withdrew Michael Steele4437 332800 Withdrew limegreen darkgray Candidate won majority of votes in the round cornflowerblue darkgray Candidate secured a plurality of votes in the round lightgrey darkgray Candidate withdrew References 2 National Committee Republican National Committee Chairmanship Election, 2011 Category:Michael Steele Category:Republican Party (United States) leadership elections Chairmanship election, 2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election