2006 Navajo Nation presidential election

none January 2025 2006 Navajo Nation presidential election Navajo Nation Navajo flag.svg presidential no 2002 Navajo Nation presidential election 2002 2010 Navajo Nation presidential election 2010 8 August 2006 (Primary)6 November 2006 (Run off) Primary election General election Joe Shirley.jpg c0c0c0 Joe Shirley Jr. Ben Shelly 12,98727.77% 34,94553.27% 3x4.svg c0c0c0 Lynda Lovejoy Walter Phelps 10,51322.48% 30,65346.73% Frank Dayish.jpg c0c0c0 Frank Dayish N/A 8,08217.28% Eliminated 3x4.svg c0c0c0 Ernest Harry Begay N/A 7,82016.72% Eliminated 3x4.svg c0c0c0 Vern Roy Lee N/A 2,7495.88% Eliminated 3x4.svg c0c0c0 James Henderson Jr. N/A 2,5655.48% Eliminated Joe Shirley Jr.Frank Dayish Joe Shirley Jr.Ben Shelly President The 2006 Navajo Nation presidential election 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 representative Lynda Lovejoy. Candidates Advanced to general election Joe Shirley Jr., incumbent President of the Navajo Nation (2003–present) from Chinle, Arizona Frank Dayish Jr., incumbent Vice President of the Navajo Nation (2003–present) Lynda Lovejoy, former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1988–1998), who declared her candidancy on April 1, 2006, at the Crownpoint Chapter House in Crownpoint, New Mexico Walter Phelps (from Leupp, Arizona) Eliminated in primary Ernest Harry Begay, from Rock Point, Arizona Hoskie Bryant Frank Dayish Jr., incumbent Vice President of the Navajo Nation (2003–present), who declared his candidacy on May 6, 2006 at the Shiprock Chapter House James Henderson Jr., former member of the Arizona Senate (1985–1999), from Ganado, Arizona Vern Roy Lee, from Kirtland, New Mexico Wilbur Nelson Jr. Jon C. Reeves Harrison Todacheene, from Shiprock, New Mexico Calvin H. Tsosie Sr., from Yatahey, New Mexico Results Shirley and Lovejoy proceeded to the runoff in November 2007. This was the first time in Navajo government history that a woman made it to the runoff. Immediately after the first round, Lovejoy selected Walter Phelps from Leupp, Arizona as her running mate to challenge Shirley, who picked Navajo Nation Council Delegate Ben Shelly (of Thoreau). Shirley defeated Lovejoy in the second round by a margin of 4,000 votes. He became the first leader of the Navajo nation to be reelected since Chairman Peter MacDonald. Primary General Joe Shirley Jr. Ben Shelly 12987 34945 Lynda Lovejoy Walter Phelps 10513 30653 Frank Dayish Jr. — 8082 Ernest Harry Begay — 7820 Vern Roy Lee — 2749 James Henderson Jr. — 2565 Hoskie Bryant — 745 Calvin H. Tsosie Sr. — 585 Harrison Todacheene — 282 Wilbur Nelson Jr. — 273 Jon C. Reeves — 165 189 96582 308 100525 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 External links Johnson, 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 Navajo Nation presidential Category:Navajo Nation elections