2010 Navajo Nation presidential election

none January 2025 2010 Navajo Nation presidential election Navajo Nation Navajo flag.svg presidential No 2006 Navajo Nation presidential election 2006 2014–15 Navajo Nation presidential election 2014–15 August 3, 2010 (Primary)November 2, 2010 (Run off) Primary election General election Ben Shelly.jpg c0c0c0 Ben Shelly Rex Lee Jim 7,71516.03% 33,73452.50% 3x4.svg c0c0c0 Lynda Lovejoy Earl Tulley 17,39936.13% 30,52047.50% 3x4.svg c0c0c0 Donald Benally N/A 6,10612.69% Eliminated 20150302-FNS-RBN-5311.jpg c0c0c0 Rex Lee Jim N/A 4,1998.73% Eliminated 3x4.svg c0c0c0 Sharon Clahchischilliage N/A 3,1716.59% Eliminated 3x4.svg c0c0c0 Arbin Mitchell N/A 2,7515.72% Elimminated President Joe Shirley, Jr.Ben Shelly Ben ShellyRex Lee Jim The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2010 was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Ben Shelly won the election. The general election was held between New Mexico State Senator Lynda Lovejoy and outgoing Navajo Nation Vice President Ben Shelly. The primary election was held on August 3, 2010. Lynda Lovejoy won a plurality of the vote, becoming the first woman to do so. Ben Shelly came in second place. The primary election included nine other candidates. This was the first Navajo Nation presidential election in which both candidates, Lovejoy and Shelly, were residents of the Eastern part of the Navajo Nation. Ben Shelly became the first Vice President of the Navajo Nation to be elected president. Had she been elected, Lynda Lovejoy would have become the first female president of the Navajo Nation. Previously, during the 2006 presidential election Joe Shirley Jr. had been re-elected to a second term over challenger Lynda Lovejoy. On July 9, 2010, the Navajo Nation Supreme Court ruled that Shirley could not seek a third consecutive term as president. Candidates General election Lynda Lovejoy, of Crownpoint, New Mexico, New Mexico State Senator, District 22 Earl Tulley, chosen as Lovejoy's running mate for Vice President on August 8, 2010, activist and administrator. Ben Shelly of Thoreau, New Mexico, Vice President of the Navajo Nation Rex Lee Jim, chosen as Shelly's running mate for Vice President on August 8, 2010. Announced and defeated in primary Anthony Begay, of Mariano Lake, New Mexico, Mariano Lake Chapter President Donald Benally, of Shiprock, New Mexico, Shiprock Chapter Vice-President Sharon Clahchischilliage, of Cudeii, New Mexico, Fmr. Navajo-Washington Office Director Rex Lee Jim, of Rock Point, Arizona Navajo Nation Council Arbin Mitchell, of Wide Ruins, Arizona, Executive Director of Navajo Nation Division of Community Development Daniel Peaches, of Kayenta, Arizona, Fmr. Kayenta Chapter Council Delegate, Kayenta Town Manager, Staff Assistant to Fmr. Chairman Peter MacDonald Sr. Jerry Todacheenie, of Shiprock, New Mexico, BHP Employee and member of Shiprock Fair Board D. Harrison Tsosie, of Dennehotso, Arizona, Navajo Nation Deputy Attorney General Dale Tsosie, of Lechee, Arizona, Navajo Citizen Not Running Lawrence T. Morgan, of Pinedale, New Mexico, Navajo Nation council Speaker Term limited Joe Shirley Jr., of Chinle, Arizona, incumbent President of the Navajo Nation Primary election polling Poll Source Dates Administered Lynda Lovejoy Ben Shelly General Poll January 10, 2010 51% 49% Poll Source Dates Administered Rex Lee Jim Lynda Lovejoy General Poll January 10, 2010 45% 44% Results State Senator Lynda Lovejoy, who unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2006, easily defeated eleven other candidates with 17,137 votes, becoming the first woman to win a Navajo Nation presidential primary. Navajo Nation Vice President Ben Shelly came in second place and qualified for the general election with 7,763 votes. Donald Benally of Shiprock placed third followed by the rest of the candidates. Voter turnout was relatively low, at just 43.84% of registered voters. An estimated 48,511 of the 110,645 registered voters participated in the primary election. Shelly claimed victory and promised voters in the Gorman Hall at the Window Rock Sports Center that "I will work with you. We will work together." Lovejoy demanded a recount. Primary General Lynda Lovejoy Earl Tulley 17399 30520 Ben Shelly Rex Lee Jim 7715 33734 Donald Benally — 6106 Rex Lee Jim — 4199 Sharon Clahchischilliage — 3171 Arbin Mitchell — 2751 D. Harrison Tsosie — 2735 Dale E. Tsosie — 2337 Daniel Peaches — 749 Jerry Jay Todacheene — 448 Anthony Begay — 363 Write-in 148 519 110645 671 111985 Results http://www.navajoelections.navajo-nsn.gov/results.html https://web.archive.org/web/20181102110154/http://www.navajoelections.navajo-nsn.gov/results.html 2 November 2018 Navajo Election Administration References Jason Begay Navajo Nation Supreme Court ruled Shirley cannot run again until 2014 http://www.navajotimes.com/politics/president/0710/070910nothird.php Navajo Times 2010-07-09 2010-10-28 Bill Donovan Lovejoy first, Shelly second http://www.navajotimes.com/politics/election2010/080510primary.php Navajo Times 2010-08-05 2010-10-28 UPDATED: Changes Pending as Navajo Nation President Sworn In https://www.abqjournal.com/6635/updated-charges-pending-as-navajo-nation-president-sworn-in.html Albuquerque Journal 2011-01-11 2018-10-10 Allen Nick Navajo poised to elect first woman as president https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8071552/Navajo-poised-to-elect-first-woman-as-president.html The Daily Telegraph 2010-10-18 2010-10-28 Navarro Mireya 2010-11-03 Woman Loses Bid to Lead Navajos https://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/woman-loses-bid-to-lead-navajos/ The New York Times 2018-10-10 Bill Donovan Lovejoy picks activist, administrator http://www.navajotimes.com/politics/election2010/081210lovejoy.php Navajo Times 2010-08-12 2010-10-28 Bill Donovan Shelly picks experience, values http://www.navajotimes.com/politics/election2010/081210shelly.php Navajo Times 2010-08-12 2010-10-28 Arviso Tom Who will lead? Navajo Times http://navajotimes.com/opinions/2009/1109/110509leaders.php 2009-11-05 2018-10-10 Donovan Bill 2010-11-03 Lovejoy landslide fails to appear http://www.navajotimes.com/news/2010/1110/110310wrap.php Navajo Times Window Rock, Arizona 2018-10-10 External links Ben Shelly & Rex Lee Jim official campaign Lynda Lovejoy & Earl Tulley official campaign Navajo Nation presidential Category:Navajo Nation elections