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]
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]