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

6 November 2006
 
Nominee Joe Shirley Jr. Lynda Lovejoy
Running mate Ben Shelly Walter Phelps
Popular vote 34,813 30,213
Percentage 54% 46%
Home Town Chinle Crownpoint
Chapters Carried 75 0

Presidential election results map. Red denotes Agencies won by Lovejoy/Phelps, Blue denotes those won by Shirley/Shelly.

President before election

Joe Shirley Jr.

President

Joe Shirley Jr.

Major Candidates

Frank Dayish Jr.

On May 6, 2006, then vice-president of the Navajo Nation Frank Dayish Jr. announced his bid for president at the Shiprock Chapter as 450 concern Diné.

Lynda Lovejoy

Lynda Lovejoy, a former New Mexico state representative, declared her candidancy on April 1, 2006, at the Crownpoint Chapter House in Crownpoint, New Mexico.

Candidates

Primary Elections

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 Loevjoy 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.

See also

References

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