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| | | Nominee | Joe Shirley Jr. | Lynda Lovejoy | | Running mate | Ben Shelly | Walter Phelps | Popular vote | 34,945 | 30,653 | Percentage | 53.27% | 46.73% | Home Town | Chinle | Crownpoint | Chapters Carried | 75 | 0 | |
President before election Joe Shirley Jr. | President Joe Shirley Jr. | |
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Background - Navajo Nation
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The Navajo Nation Presidential elections took place on November 7, 2006. Primary 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 |
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Votes | % | Votes | % |
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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 |
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Valid votes | 46,766 | 99.60 | 65,598 | 99.53 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 189 | 0.40 | 308 | 0.47 |
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Total votes | 46,955 | 100.00 | 65,906 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 96,582 | 48.62 | 100,525 | 65.56 |
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Source: [1] |
References
- ^ "Results". Navajo Election Administration. Archived from the original on 2 November 2018.
External links
- Johnson, Natasha Kaye. (2006). Lovejoy enters race (Archived 2009-05-16). The Gallup Independent
- Hassler, Brian. (2007). Dayish campaign begins with rally in Shiprock (Archived 2009-05-16). The Gallup Independent