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2006 Navajo Nation Election
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The Navajo Nation Presidential electionsPrimary elections took place on August 8, 2006. Incumbent President Joe Shirley Jr. was re-elected, defeating 11 candidates, including former New Mexico State senator Lynda Lovejoy .
Candidates
Frank Dayish Jr., then vice-president of the Navajo Nation announced his bid for president on May 6, 2006 at the Shiprock Chapter as 450 concern Diné.
Lynda Lovejoy , a former New Mexico state representative , declared her candidancy on April 1, 2006, at the Crownpoint Chapter House in Crownpoint, New Mexico .Calvin Tsosie, from Yatahey, New Mexico
Frank Dayish, from Shiprock, New Mexico
Lynda Lovejoy, from Crownpoint, New Mexico
Ernest H Begay, from Rock Point, Arizona
James Henderson, from Ganado, Arizona
Wilbur Nelson
Harrison Todichiini, from Shiprock, New Mexico
Vern Lee, from Kirtland, New Mexico
Joe Shirley Jr. , from Chinle, Arizona Results
Shirley Jr. (Chinle) and Lovejoy (Crownpoint) proceeded to a runoff in November 2007. This was he first time in Navajo government history that a woman made it to the runoff. Immediately after the first round, Mrs. Lovejoy selected Walter Phelps from Leupp, Arizona as her running mate to challenge Shirley, who picked Navajo Nation Council Delegate Ben Shelly (Thoreau).
Shirley defeated Lovejoy in the second round by a margin of 4,000. Becoming the first leader of the Navajo nation to be re-elected since Chairman Peter MacDonald .
Candidate Running mate Primary General Votes % Votes % Joe Shirley, Jr. Ben Shelly 12,987 27.77 34,945 53.27 Lynda Lovejoy Walter Phelps 10,513 22.48 30,653 46.73 Frank Dayish, Jr. — 8,082 17.28 Ernest Harry Begay — 7,820 16.72 Vern Roy Lee — 2,749 5.88 James Henderson, Jr. — 2,565 5.48 Hoskie Bryant — 745 1.59 Calvin H. Tsosie, Sr. — 585 1.25 Harrison Todacheene — 282 0.60 Wilbur Nelson, Jr. — 273 0.58 Jon C. Reeves — 165 0.35 Total 46,766 100.00 65,598 100.00 Valid votes 46,766 99.60 65,598 99.53 Invalid/blank votes 189 0.40 308 0.47 Total votes 46,955 100.00 65,906 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 96,582 48.62 100,525 65.56 Source:
References
"Results" . Navajo Election Administration . Archived from the original on November 2, 2018.
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