| DNC Chairperson Election Discussion Thread Posted: 25 Feb 2017 11:28 AM PST The Democratic National Committee's Chairmanship election is being held today in Atlanta, Georgia. Candidates include Rep. Keith Ellison (Minnesota), Former US Secretary of Labor Tom Perez (Maryland), Strategist Jehmu Greene (Texas) and Attorney Peter Peckarsky (Wisconsin). Please use this thread to discuss this election, and please keep the civility rules in mind when commenting. Live Streams/Blogs: Round One Results: - Tom Perez: 213.5 votes
- Keith Ellison: 200 votes
- Sally Boynton Brown: 12 votes
- Pete Buttigieg: 1 vote
- Jehmu Greene: .5 votes
Candidates needed 214.5 votes to win (out of 427 votes). Because no one received that, a second round of voting will be held. Round 2 - Tom Perez: 235 votes
- Keith Ellison: 200 votes
Edit: Added first round voting results (source of results) Edit 2: Added second round results (source) submitted by /u/Jakeable [link] [comments] |
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