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.

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.

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.