Longtime Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin has been elected chair of the Democratic National Committee in a commanding first ballot victory, vaulting him to the national stage while leaving a major hole to fill for local Democrats.

Minnesota's Ken Martin has won the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee, beating Wisconsin's Ben Wikler in a closely watched contest. Now Democrats are looking to define their new agenda and review their strategies.

OXON HILL, Md. — Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to coordinate their resistance to Donald Trump’s presidency.