2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election

The 2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election was held on February 25, 2017, at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta to determine the next chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). It was the first contested DNC chair election since 1985.

Main article: Democratic National Committee
2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election
February 25, 2017
435 members of the DNC who voted
218 votes needed to win
 
Candidate Tom Perez Keith Ellison
Caucus vote 235 200
Percentage 54.02% 45.98%
Chair before election

Donna Brazile (interim)

 Elected Chair

Tom Perez

Tom Perez and Keith Ellison emerged as the favored candidates of the majority of DNC members. Other candidates included Sally Boynton Brown, Pete Buttigieg, future DNC chairman Jaime Harrison, Sam Ronan and Jehmu Greene. Perez was elected chairperson after two rounds of voting.

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