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The 2022
Navajo Nation presidential election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect the
president and
vice president of the Navajo Nation . The primary election was held on August 2. Incumbent president
Jonathan Nez ran for reelection with attorney Chad Abeyta as his running mate. Incumbent Vice President
Myron Lizer did not seek re-election, instead
running for U.S. House in Arizona . Nez and Abeyta advanced to the general election, as did the challenging ticket of construction manager
Buu Nygren and Torreon/Star Lake
Chapter President
Richelle Montoya . Nygren and Montoya won the general election by a 6-point margin, and Montoya became the Navajo Nation's first female vice president.
[1]
[2]
Candidates
Advanced to general election
Eliminated in primary
Dineh Benally, former member of the
San Juan
Chapter Farm Board and candidate for president in
2018
[7]
[8]
Greg Bigman, chair of the
Diné College Board of Regents
[7]
Ethel Branch , former attorney general of the Navajo Nation (2015–2019)
[7]
Kevin Cody, tribal employee, environmental science student, and candidate for president in
2018
[7]
[9]
Frankie Davis, activist and granddaughter of former
Navajo Nation Councillor Mescalito Nelson
[10]
Frank Dayish , former vice president of the Navajo Nation (2003–2007)
[7]
Emily Ellison, family shelter director and candidate for president in
2018
[7]
[11]
Sandra Jeff , former
New Mexico state representative (2009–2015) (party affiliation:
Libertarian )
[7]
Justin Jones, attorney
[7]
Rosanna Jumbo-Fitch, president of the
Chinle
Chapter
[7]
Dolly Manson, educator
[7]
Earl Sombrero,
Ts'ah Bii' Kin
Chapter manager
[7]
Leslie Tsosie, scholar
[7]
Results
Primary election
Primary election
[12]
Candidate
Votes
%
Jonathan Nez (incumbent)
17,073
35.9%
Buu Nygren
12,878
27.1%
Justin Jones
8,765
18.9%
Ethel Branch
3,857
8.1%
Greg Bigman
1,198
2.5%
Frank Dayish
957
2.0%
Dolly Manson
763
1.6%
Dineh Bennally
656
1.4%
Earl Sombrero
352
0.7%
Rosanna Jumbo-Fitch
298
0.6%
Sandra Jeff
218
0.5%
Frankie Davis
163
0.3%
Emily Ellison
150
0.3%
Leslie Tsosie
83
0.2%
Kevin Cody
73
0.2%
Total votes
47,484
100.0%
General election
References
^
"Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announces new running mate" . August 8, 2022.
^
Navajos electing next leader who wield influence nationally The Washington Post (subscription required)
^
a
b Silversmith, Shondiin (August 3, 2022).
"Navajo voters decide on Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren as the top presidential candidates" . azmirror.com . Arizona Mirror. Retrieved August 24, 2022 .
^
"Nez Announces Chad Abeyta as Running Mate" . August 9, 2022.
^
"Election season in full swing on the Navajo Nation; five candidates announce run" .
^ Fonseca, Felicia (August 9, 2022).
"Navajo presidential hopefuls select running mates from NM" . AP News . Retrieved August 24, 2022 .
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l Pres, Associated (August 2022).
"Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren Advance in Navajo Presidential Race" .
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"Redfeather-Benally replaces Dineh Benally on farm board" . November 5, 2020.
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"Traditional background shaped Cody's life" . July 7, 2022.
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"Davis says Nation needs a female prez" . June 9, 2022.
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"Ellison makes 2nd try at highest office" . July 7, 2022.
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