2006 Navajo Nation presidential election

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.

2006 Navajo Nation Election

← 2002 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.

Candidates

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Results

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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.

CandidateRunning matePrimaryGeneral
Votes%Votes%
Joe Shirley, Jr.Ben Shelly12,98727.7734,94553.27
Lynda LovejoyWalter Phelps10,51322.4830,65346.73
Frank Dayish, Jr.8,08217.28
Ernest Harry Begay7,82016.72
Vern Roy Lee2,7495.88
James Henderson, Jr.2,5655.48
Hoskie Bryant7451.59
Calvin H. Tsosie, Sr.5851.25
Harrison Todacheene2820.60
Wilbur Nelson, Jr.2730.58
Jon C. Reeves1650.35
Total46,766100.0065,598100.00
Valid votes46,76699.6065,59899.53
Invalid/blank votes1890.403080.47
Total votes46,955100.0065,906100.00
Registered voters/turnout96,58248.62100,52565.56
Source: [1]

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Navajo Election Administration. Archived from the original on 2 November 2018.
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