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GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel defeats rival in leadership vote

By STEVE PEOPLES, AP National Political Writer
Published: January 27, 2023, 12:57pm
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Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel speaks at the committee's winter meeting in Dana Point, Calif., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C.
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel speaks at the committee's winter meeting in Dana Point, Calif., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Photo Gallery

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel won her bid Friday to lead the GOP for two more years, prevailing in an election that highlighted fierce internal divisions that threaten to plague the party into the next presidential season.

McDaniel, whom Donald Trump tapped as RNC chair in 2016, won the the secret ballot vote 111 to 51.

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