NEW: Ronna McDaniel wins re-election to a fourth term as RNC chairwoman.
, R-Calif., in staving off challenges to their leadership following Republicans' disappointing performance in the November midterm elections.from more than 100 of the RNC's 168 members shortly after the midterms — support that led to Zeldin deciding not to launch his own bid to lead the RNC.
But with the vote held by secret ballot, and Dhillon's aggressive campaign arguing that McDaniel should not be re-elected after GOP shortcomings in November, members did not write Dhillon off ahead of the vote. Publicly, roughly 30 RNC members had committed to Dhillon ahead of the ballot. Lindell, a leading election conspiracist, launched a long-shot bid but never picked up much momentum.
McDaniel's supporters argued she was best positioned to move the party forward because of her resource allocation and solid working relationship with state party leadership.Anda Chu / MediaNews Group / Bay Area News via Getty Images file“After this is over tomorrow,,” said Jonathan Barnett, an RNC committeeman from Arkansas who backed Dhillon to lead the party. “It’s going to take some time to do some rebuilding, and Harmeet still has a strong voice.
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