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.
Hassler, Brian. (2007). Dayish campaign begins with rally in Shiprock ( 2009-05-16). The Gallup Independent
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2006, navajo, nation, presidential, election, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 6 November 2006 2010 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 0Presidential 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 Contents 1 Major Candidates 1 1 Frank Dayish Jr 1 2 Lynda Lovejoy 2 Candidates 2 1 Primary Elections 3 See also 4 ReferencesMajor Candidates editFrank Dayish Jr edit 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 Dine Lynda Lovejoy edit 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 editThis section may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions June 2022 Calvin Tsosie Yatahey New Mexico Frank Dayish Shiprock New Mexico Lynda Lovejoy Crownpoint New Mexico Ernest H Begay Rock Point Arizona James Henderson Ganado Arizona Wilbur Nelson Harrison Todichiini Shiprock New Mexico Vern Lee Kirtland New Mexico Joe Shirley Jr Chinle Arizona Primary Elections edit 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 See also editNavajo NationReferences editJohnson 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 Navajo Nation presidential election amp oldid 1186326734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
