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A leadership election was held in 2019 for the Republicans. It was triggered by the resignation of Laurent Wauquiez and was won by Christian Jacob. [1]
| Candidate | First round | ||
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| Voice | % | ||
| Christian Jacob | 38,712 | 62.58 | |
| Julien Aubert | 13 162 | 21.28 | |
| Guillaume Larrivee | 9,982 | 16.14 | |
| Votes cast | 61 856 | 99.13 | |
| Voters | 62,401 | 47.44 | |
| Abstentions | 69,113 | 52.56 | |
| Registered | 131,514 | 100.00 | |
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