2017 Republican National Committee chairmanship election
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{{confusing|date=October 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2017 Republican National Committee chairmanship election
| flag_image = Republican Disc.svg
| type = presidential
| vote_type = Caucus
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2015 Republican National Committee chairmanship election
| previous_year = 2015
| next_election = 2019 Republican National Committee chairmanship election
| next_year = 2019
| election_date = {{Start date|2017|01|19}}
| image1 = x130px
| candidate1 = Ronna McDaniel
| color1 = DC241F
| popular_vote1 = 168
| percentage1 = 100.0%
| title = Chairman
| before_election = Reince Priebus
| after_election = Ronna McDaniel
| posttitle = Elected Chairwoman
}}
The 2017 Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairperson election was held in January 2017, to determine the next chairperson of the Republican National Committee. The elected chair will be in charge of the national party activities during their two-year term.
Background
Reince Priebus, the longest serving RNC chairman, did not run for reelection. Priebus had been named by President Donald Trump as his White House Chief of Staff.
On December 9, 2016, it was widely reported that President-elect Donald Trump intended to recommend Ronna Romney McDaniel as the person fill this post.{{cite news|title=Trump to choose Ronna Romney McDaniel to lead RNC |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/309734-trump-to-select-michigan-party-chair-and-romneys-niece-to-lead-rnc/|date=December 9, 2016|work=The Hill}} On December 14, 2016, Trump announced that McDaniel was his recommendation to be the next chair of the Republican National Committee.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/12/michigan_gop_chair_ronna_romne.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115103707/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/12/michigan_gop_chair_ronna_romne.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2017|title = Politics}} The 168 members of the RNC, all of whom were elected at state and territorial conventions during the primaries and caucuses earlier in 2016, will decide and vote upon their next chair at their January 2017 meeting. Although historically the recommendation of the Republican nominee for the presidency is usually followed,{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} there is no restriction on who the RNC members may eventually elect.
=Candidates=
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| Image
! Name ! Description |
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| Chair of Michigan Republican Party, niece of governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney, granddaughter of governor and presidential candidate George W. Romney, officially recommended by President-elect Trump for the role |
=Did not run=
the following individuals did not run, despite speculation that they might become candidates:
References
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Category:Republican Party (United States) leadership elections