2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election

2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election
435 members of the DNC who voted; 218 votes needed to win
Chair before election; Donna Brazile (interim);	Elected Chair ; Tom Perez;

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).^[1]^[2]^[3] It was the first contested DNC chair election since 1985.

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.

^ ^a ^b Easley, Jonathan (February 25, 2017). "DNC chair vote: live coverage". The Hill. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
^ Sommer, Will (February 24, 2017). "DNC chair campaigns scramble ahead of tight vote". Retrieved February 25, 2017.
^ Sommer, Will (February 25, 2017). "DNC chair vote: live coverage". Retrieved February 25, 2017.