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Priebus Elected RNC Chair on Seventh Round  ...2 of 18 >

Members Choose Wisconsin State Chair to Lead Party into the 2012 Elections 
January 14, 2011--RNC Chairman Michael Steele makes the rounds in the morning before the voting, talking with Saul Anuzis (above) and with Ohio national committeeman Robert Bennett (below); also seen is Joey Smith, Steele's special assistant.

Steele was seen as almost certainly facing defeat, and his vote total went down in each round.

 1st
 2nd
 3rd
 4th
 5th
 6th
 7th
Priebus
 45
 52
 54
 58
 67
 80
 97
Anuzis
 24
 22
 21
 24
 32
 37
 43
Cino
 32
 30
 28
 29
 40
 34
 28
Wagner
 23
 27
 32
 28
 28
 17
 .
Steele +
 44
 37
 33
 28
 .
 . .
Note: In the 4th and 5th rounds, one vote was cast for an unidentified candidate not properly nominated.

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Candidates and Campaigns: Steele, Wagner, Cino, Anuzis, Priebus.
Scenes around the Hall: a, b, c.
Voting: Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7.
The New Chairman Takes Charge: a, b.
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