2019 Muscogee (Creek) general elections

The 2019 Muscogee (Creek) general elections will take place on November 2, 2019 to elect the Principal Chief, Second Chief, and 8 of the 16 National Council seats that are up for election. The primary election will take place on September 21 and in races where no one candidate gets a majority of the votes, the top two move on to the Nov. 2 general election. [1] The general election is held on the Saturday immediately following the first Friday of November every four years. Enrolled citizens, 18 years of age and above are eligible to register to vote in Muscogee (Creek) Nation elections. Incumbent Principal Chief James R. Floyd announced in June 2019 that he will not seek re-election for that position while Second Chief Louis Hicks is unable to seek re-election due to term limits.[2]

2019 Muscogee (Creek) Nation General Elections
November 2, 2019
Principal Chief before election

James R. Floyd

 Elected Principal Chief

TBD

Candidate Eligibility
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Territory
Eligible Voters[3]
District Number of Voters
Creek 2,091
McIntosh 2,135
Muskogee 1,179
Okfuskee 1,729
Okmulgee 3,940
Tukvptce 1,540
Tulsa 3,468
Wagoner 847
Total 16,929

Employees of Muscogee (Creek) nation that file for candidacy must file for a leave of absence from their employment from the day they file for candidacy until the day after the elections. [3]

Candidates
Important Election Dates[3]
Candidate Filing Period July 15 - July 17
Early Primary Voting September 18&19
Primary Election September 21
Early General Voting October 30&31
General Election November 2

Principal Chief
Candidate Name Slogan Notes
Steve Bruner Better with Bruner Former Speaker of National Council
David Hill Prosperity and Progress for All Mvskokvlke Current National Council representative for the Creek District
George Tiger Former principal chief
Monte Randall #DR4Chief Former Dean of Academic Affairs at Tribal College
Lucian Tiger III National Council Speaker
Joseph Rogers Jr. Tulsa construction business owner
Brenda Golden Okmulgee attorney
Jackie Jackson Planning Director for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe
Timothy Good Voice Thlopthlocco Tribal Town Administrator
Samuel Alexander Tulsa District Representative

Second Chief
Candidate Name Notes
Del Beaver Okmulgee District Representative
Adam Jones III McIntosh District Representative

National Council
Creek District A McIntosh District A Muskogee District A Okfuskee District A Okmulgee District A Tukvpvtee District A Tulsa District A Wagoner District A
Joseph Hicks

Dode Warrington Barnett

Dean Hughes Jr.

 Darrell Proctor

Charles Colbert

 Mary Crawford

Lora Harjo-King

Jessina Brown

 Randall Hicks

Bert Robinson

 Grover Wind

Carmin Tecumseh-Williams

William Lowe

Patrick Moore

Brian Jones

 Rufus Scott

Edwin Marshall

Anna Marshall

 Jerry Wilson

Cynthia Tiger

Robert Hufft

 Dierdra Soap

Pamela Snyder-Osmun

Charles McHenry

Terri Jorgensen

Source: [4]

Primary Elections

On September 21, the primary elections took place with nearly 5,000 voters. On September 28, the election board announced the official results.[5] On October 2, the MCN Supreme Court nullified the results of the MCN Primary Election following receipt of petitions alleging fraud, irregularities, and recount of absentee ballots.[6] The MCN election board announced November 2 as the new primary election date.[7] The November 2 election resulted in no changes in the winner of each race. In the Tulsa District Seat A race, Cynthia Tiger and Jerry Wilson withdrew after the Sept. 21 primary, leaving the incumbent, Robert Hufft as the winner of that race. In the Okfuskee and McIntosh races, the winning candidate received a super majority and avoided the need to participate in the general elections. Del Beaver defeated Adam Jones III 3,480 votes to 1,535 which meant that the second chief election would not be held during the general election.[8]

September 21 Nullified Results

November 2 Primary Results

General Election

On December 14, the general election was held and three days later on December 17, 2019 the unofficial final election results were released showing David Hill as the front runner for the Principal Chief race. The results became official on December 20 and on January 1, 2020 winning candidates were sworn in to their position at the MCN Council House in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. On January 4, 2020 an inauguration ceremony was held at the River Spirit Casino Resort to commemorate the election of new Executive Branch leaders.[9][10]

General Election Results
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References
  1. News, KWGS. "Ten Candidates Vying to Lead Muscogee (Creek) Nation". www.publicradiotulsa.org. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. Krehbiel-Burton, Lenzy (2019-07-24). "Creek Nation election board OKs candidates". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. "Election Board – Muscogee (Creek) Nation". Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  4. Mvskokeuser. "2019 Official Candidate List – Muscogee (Creek) Nation". Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  5. Mvskokeuser. "Muscogee (Creek) Nation Primary Election Results – Muscogee (Creek) Nation". Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  6. Gray, Liz. "MCN Supreme Court calls for new election – Muscogee (Creek) Nation". Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  7. Mvskokeuser. "MCN Election Board sets date for new Primary Election – Muscogee (Creek) Nation". Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  8. World, Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton For the Tulsa. "Muscogee (Creek) Nation primary elections yield same results for chief candidates after 2nd vote". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  9. Mvskokeuser. "Unofficial Results Announced in Muscogee (Creek) Nation General Election – Muscogee (Creek) Nation". Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  10. World, Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton For the Tulsa. "David Hill wins Muscogee (Creek) Nation principal chief runoff, according to unofficial results". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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