Washington State Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad won the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) second open vice chair position Friday after members voted to redo the election amid significant inner turmoil over David Hogg’s role within the party.

Conrad won the spot with almost 56 percent of the vote over DNC member Kalyn Free in a runoff election that took place from Wednesday to Friday. Kansas Democratic Party Chair Jeanna Repass had initially been eliminated from contention for the seat in the first round of voting after no candidate received a majority of DNC members' votes.

Conrad finished the first round ahead of Free and Repass, reportedly with 44 percent of the vote to Free's 37 percent and Repass's 20 percent.

Free’s complaint in February over the way that the DNC’s vice chair election was run started the process that resulted in Hogg losing his position as vice chair.

Conrad joins Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D), who was first elected vice chair in........

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