PHOENIX — Arizona Republicans on Saturday reelected Kelli Ward as party chair, giving a second term to one of Donald Trump's most unflinching supporters even after the GOP lost ground in the state last year.
Ward's combative style delights Trump's strongest supporters but worries longtime GOP insiders who have watched the party turn off crucial voters in the suburbs.
She was a prolific promoter of baseless theories of election fraud and filed several lawsuits that were tossed by judges for lack of evidence.
A party spokesman says Ward secured a narrow majority on the second ballot.
BREAKING: Chairwoman @kelliwardaz wins re-election as @AZGOP chairwoman. Thank you to all of the candidates who threw their hat into the ring! #AZGOPMeeting
— Arizona Republican Party (@AZGOP) January 23, 2021
