Jason Simmons will lead the North Carolina Republican Party for another two years, party members decided Saturday.

North Carolina Republicans met Saturday in Greensboro to elect a chair and vice chairs, which direct state party operations and play a critical role in fundraising, messaging and campaigning. Members reelected Simmons over challenger Brooke McGowan. Simmons won with 53% of the vote. There were about 1,600 delegates.

“It is my honor to serve as state chairman, and I’m filled with gratitude to be elected for a second term," Simmons said in a statement Saturday. "I look forward to continuing to work alongside each and every North Carolina Republican."

Simmons, 47, has been the party’s chairman since March 2024, when former chairman Michael Whatley left to lead the Republican N

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