2006 Navajo Nation presidential election

2006 Navajo Nation Election

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8 August 2006 (Primary)
6 November 2006 (Run off)

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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.

Background

Presidential elections

Presidents and Vice Presidents

Peterson Zah 1991–1995, with Marshall Plummer
Albert Hale 1995–1998, with Thomas Atcitty
Thomas Atcitty 1998–1998, with Milton Bluehouse Sr.
Milton Bluehouse Sr. 1998–1999, with Frank Chee Willeto
Kelsey Begaye 1999–2003, with Taylor McKenzie
Joe Shirley Jr. 2003–2011, with Ben Shelly and Frank Dayish Jr.
Ben Shelly 2011–2015, with Rex Lee Jim
Russell Begaye 2015-present, with Jonathan Nez

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
Candidate	Running mate	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 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

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