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  Navaho President - Primary
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Parents > United States > Reservations > Navaho - Navaho Nation > Navaho President
OfficeTribal President
HonorificTribal President - Abbr: Tribal President
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open August 25, 1998 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Close August 25, 1998 - 12:00pm Central
Term Start January 01, 1999 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 2003 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
ContributorMagical Horse
Last ModifiedRBH February 11, 2019 10:06pm
Data SourcesArizona Daily Star, 8/27/1998
Description Begaye won the primary, Shirley finished second and Henderson was third.

Thomas Atcitty was removed from the ballot on July 23, when he was removed from the office of President.

The newly appointed President, Bluehouse, was not able to get on the primary at this late a date, and gathered the 3,000 signatures to run as a write-in candidate in the general election.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won07/10/1998
NameMilton Bluehouse, Sr. Votes1 (100.00%)
Term07/15/1998 - 01/01/1999 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won11/03/1998
NameKelsey Begaye Votes28,415 (50.52%)
Term01/01/1999 - 01/01/2003 Margin7,314 (+13.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceNavaho President 11/03/1998

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name Kelsey Begaye Joe Shirley, Jr. St. Sen. James Henderson, Jr. Ernest Harry Begay Ervin Chavez LeNora Fulton Duane "Chili" Yazzie
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
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Uncertified Votes 10,903 (46.30%) 6,385 (27.12%) 6,260 (26.58%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,518 (-19.19%) -4,643 (-19.72%) -10,903 (-46.30%) -10,903 (-46.30%) -10,903 (-46.30%) -10,903 (-46.30%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Thomas E. Atcitty (N)
Jul 23, 1998

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