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Turnout | 53.03% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Buu Nygren Richelle Montoya |
34,568 | 52.7% | |
Jonathan Nez (incumbent) Chad Abeyta |
31,069 | 47.3% | |
Total votes | 65,637 | 100.0% |
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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]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Buu Nygren Richelle Montoya |
34,568 | 52.7% | |
Jonathan Nez (incumbent) Chad Abeyta |
31,069 | 47.3% | |
Total votes | 65,637 | 100.0% |