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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox
|election_name = DNC chairmanship election, 2005
|flag_image = Democratic Disc.svg
|type = presidential
|vote_type = Caucus
|ongoing = no
|previous_election =
|previous_year = [[Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, 2001|2001]]
|next_election =
|next_year = [[Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, 2009|2009]]
|election_date = February 12, 2005
|image1 =
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|title = Chair
|before_election = [[Terry McAuliffe]]
|after_election =
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The '''2005 Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairmanship election''' was held on February 12, 2005, to elect a chairperson to the DNC for a four-year term. [[Howard Dean]] was elected as the DNC chair, succeeding [[Terry McAuliffe]].
==Race==
[[File:DNC Chair Howard Dean (427478676).jpg|right|upright|thumb|[[Howard Dean]]]]
Following the [[2004 United States presidential election
Dean became the front-runner in the race, though Roemer received the endorsements of [[Harry Reid]] and [[Nancy Pelosi]], the Democratic Party leaders in the [[United States Senate]] and [[United States House of Representatives]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2005/01/30/a_stop_dean_effort_arises_at_dnc_forum/|title=A 'stop-Dean' effort arises at DNC forum: Stakes high as party seeks new chairman|first=Nina|last=Easton|work=Boston Globe|date=January 30, 2005|access-date=November 15, 2016}}</ref> Though the executive committee of the Association of State Democratic Party chairs recommended an endorsement of Fowler,<ref>{{cite
Rosenberg dropped out on February 4 and endorsed Dean.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-02-04-dean_x.htm|title=Rosenberg drops out of DNC race, backs Dean|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=February 4, 2005|
==See also==
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[[Category:Democratic National Committee|Chairmanship election, 2005]]
[[Category:Democratic Party (United States) leadership elections]]
[[Category:February 2005 events in the United States]]
[[Category:2005 political party leadership elections|Democratic National Committee chairmanship election]]
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