Members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) have voted to redo its vice chair election, teeing up two separate votes for the positions held by David Hogg and Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.

The vote to redo the elections was 294-99.

Oklahoma DNC member Kalyn Free, who ran for a vice chair position and lost, filed a challenge in late February over the way the vice chair election was conducted, alleging in her letter that it unfairly gave the male candidates an advantage over the female vice chair candidates.

The DNC Credentials Committee determined last month it would move forward with the challenge and put the matter to a vote for the entire committee to see whether a majority of members believed the vice chair election should be conducted again.

Now, the DNC will hold two separate virtual votes, one running between June 12 and June 14 for a male vice chair ballot and another running June 15 to June 17 for a vice chair ballot in which any gender candidate can run.

Hogg announced in a statement through his Leaders We Deserve group he would be forgoing a run for his spot on the DNC.

“I came into this role to play a positive role in creating the change our party needs,” Hogg said on Wednesday night. “It is clear that there is a fundamental disagreement about the role of a Vice Chair — and it’s okay to have disagreements. What isn’t okay is allowing this to remain our focus when there is so much more we need to be focused on.

“Ultimately, I have decided to not run in this upcoming election so the party can focus on what really matters,” he added. “I need to do this work with Leaders We Deserve, and it is going to remain my number one mission to build the strongest party possible.”

DNC chair Ken Martin in a statement said he respected Hogg’s decision not to seek reelection, saying, “I have no doubt that he will remain an important advocate for Democrats across the map. I appreciate his service as an officer, his hard work, and his dedication to the party.”

Hogg’s withdrawal means that Kenyatta will be reelected as vice chair during the DNC vice chair male ballot.

“I’m grateful to the overwhelming support I’ve received in this reelection from DNC members and I look forward to getting back to work electing Democrats up and down the ballot,” Kenyatta said in a statement following Hogg’s news. “I wish David the best.”

Free’s complaint over the February vice chair election is separate from a firestorm Hogg has ignited within the party over whether he should be involved in primarying members of the party while serving as a DNC officer.

Those tensions came to a head earlier this week when leaked audio of a Zoom call with DNC officers showed Chair Ken Martin expressing frustration with Hogg, telling the gun control activist in part: “I don’t think you intended this, but you essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to, so it’s really frustrating.” 

While Hogg has sought to distance himself from the leaked audio, the ordeal has contributed to bubbling tensions between Hogg and DNC leadership. The controversy also prompted some members to rethink the way they were going to vote over the DNC vice chair election redo.

Updated at 8:29 p.m. EDT.