The 2022

Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation (), also known as Navajoland, is an Indian reservation of Navajo people in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah. The seat of government is located in ...

presidential election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect the

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and vice president of the Navajo Nation. The primary election was held on August 2. Incumbent president

Jonathan Nez Jonathan Nez (born May 26, 1975) is a Navajo politician who served as the 9th President of the Navajo Nation from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Vice President and as a Navajo Nation Council delegate. Earlier in his career, Nez served as ...

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 Buu Van Nygren (born December 25, 1986) is a Navajo politician currently serving as the 10th President of the Navajo Nation. Early life Nygren was born on December 25, 1986, in Blanding, Utah. His mother is Navajo and his father is of Vietnam ...

and Torreon/Star Lake

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President

Richelle Montoya Richelle Montoya is an American politician who is the 11th vice president of the Navajo Nation. She is the first woman elected to the executive office of Navajo Nation. Montoya is from Torreon, Sandoval County, New Mexico and is Hashtł'ishnii ...

. Nygren and Montoya won the general election by a 6-point margin, and Montoya became the Navajo Nation's first female vice president.

Candidates

Advanced to general election

, incumbent president (party affiliation: Democratic) **Chad Abeyta, attorney for the Navajo Nation Office of Legislative Counsel *

, former Navajo Engineering and Construction Authority chief commercial officer, husband of Arizona state representative Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren, and candidate for vice president in

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(party affiliation: Democratic) **

, president of the Torreon/Star Lake

Eliminated in primary

*Dineh Benally, former member of the

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Farm Board and candidate for president in

*Greg Bigman, chair of the

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Board of Regents *

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, former attorney general of the Navajo Nation (2015–2019) *Kevin Cody, tribal employee, environmental science student, and candidate for president in

*Frankie Davis, activist and granddaughter of former

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lor Mescalito Nelson * Frank Dayish, former vice president of the Navajo Nation (2003–2007) *Emily Ellison, family shelter director and candidate for president in

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, former New Mexico state representative (2009–2015) (party affiliation:

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) *Justin Jones, attorney *Rosanna Jumbo-Fitch, president of the Chinle

*Dolly Manson, educator *Earl Sombrero, Ts'ah Bii' Kin

manager *Leslie Tsosie, scholar

Results

Primary election

General election

References

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