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Reince Priebus talks with members during the Republican
National Committee meeting on Friday in Oxon Hill, Md.
Priebus was selected as RNC chairman after seven rounds
of voting.
Wisconsin's Reince Priebus Wins RNC Chair After Steele Drops Out
Updated at 5:23 pm — Wisconsin's Reince Priebus was elected RNC chair with 97 votes.
His victory came after seven rounds of voting and plenty of wrangling behind the scenes.
Priebus, chair of the Wisconsin Republican Party, is a staunch conservative who's
regarded as a rising star in the party
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