Jan 27, 2023
Incumbent Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel fended off two challengers on Friday to win re-election and the right to lead the party going into the 2024 election. She faced off against attorney Harmeet Dhillon and MyPillow founder Mike Lindell at a posh resort in Dana Point, California. In the end, the vote wasn't even close: McDaniel claimed 111 of the 166 votes. Romney, who was selected in 2017 by Donald Trump to lead the party, will serve her fourth two-year term. RNC races tend to be insider games, with establishment types presiding, but Dhillon, who campaigned on the party needing a shake-up, gave McDaniel a run for her money, pointing out the party's lackluster results in the last three election cycles and complaining about profligate spending at the RNC. Related: McDaniel Refuses to Face RNC Chair Challengers Lindell, Dhillon in Debate Romney, the niece of moderate Sen. Mitt Romney, will continue to lead a party that's fractured and could very w