2018 Navajo Nation presidential election
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The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2018 was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.[1] The candidates for President of the Navajo Nation in the general election were Jonathan Nez and Joe Shirley, Jr.[2] Jonathan Nez and running mate Myron Lizer won the election.[3] Although neither Nez nor Shirley were incumbents, they possessed the high name recognition associated with incumbents.[4]
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The primary election was held on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 between 18 candidates for the office of Navajo Nation President.[5]
Candidates
Advanced to general election
- Joe Shirley, Jr. former Navajo Nation President (2003-2011), vying for a third term.
- Buu Nygren, USC student.
- Jonathan Nez, is the incumbent Vice-President of the Navajo Nation under Russell Begaye.
- Myron Lizer, an entrepreneur at Fort Defiance, AZ/Coalmine, NM.
Eliminated in primary
- Benny Bahe
- Russell Begaye, incumbent president of the Navajo Nation.
- Tom Chee, incumbent council delegate of the Shiprock Chapter.
- Calvin Lee, Jr.
- Vincent H. Yazzie
- Rex Lee Jim, former vice-president of the Navajo Nation (2011-2015)
- Norman Patrick Brown
- Trudie Jackson
- Shawn Redd
- Alton Joe Shepherd
- Emily Ellison
- Tom Tso
- Kevin Cody
- Hope MacDonald Lonetree
- Nick X. Taylor
- Dineh Benally
Results
A referendum for a salary increase[6] for President and Vice-President did not pass with 39,026 votes against and 19,439 votes for.[7]
| Candidate | Running mate | Primary | General | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Jonathan Nez | Myron Lizer | 14,397 | 28.85 | 41,261 | 66.54 |
| Joe Shirley, Jr. | Buu Nygren | 6,871 | 13.77 | 20,751 | 33.46 |
| Tom Chee | — | 6,426 | 12.88 | ||
| Dineh Benally | — | 5,262 | 10.55 | ||
| Russell Begaye | — | 3,939 | 7.89 | ||
| Tom Tso | — | 3,442 | 6.90 | ||
| Hope MacDonald Lonetree | — | 2,387 | 4.78 | ||
| Alton Joe Shepherd | — | 1,784 | 3.58 | ||
| Emily Ellison | — | 1,259 | 2.52 | ||
| Calvin Lee, Jr. | — | 1,217 | 2.44 | ||
| Rex Lee Jim | — | 964 | 1.93 | ||
| Shawn Redd | — | 502 | 1.01 | ||
| Norman Patrick Brown | — | 405 | 0.81 | ||
| Nick X. Taylor | — | 371 | 0.74 | ||
| Trudie Jackson | — | 230 | 0.46 | ||
| Benny Bahe | — | 160 | 0.32 | ||
| Vincent H. Yazzie | — | 155 | 0.31 | ||
| Kevin Cody | — | 126 | 0.25 | ||
| Total | 49,897 | 100.00 | 62,012 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 49,897 | 98.60 | 62,012 | 98.21 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 711 | 1.40 | 1,132 | 1.79 | |
| Total votes | 50,608 | 100.00 | 63,144 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 88,007 | 57.50 | 94,916 | 66.53 | |
| Source: [8][9][7] | |||||
References
External links
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