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Monday, October 13, 2008

Incumbents top each race in Primary.

The primary election for the four Crow tribal executive officers was held on Saturday, October 11 in Crow Agency, Mont. The top two in each race advance on the to the general election on November 1 in Crow Agency. The incumbents in each race received the most number of votes. The voter turnout was high despite a snowstorm that gripped the reservation for the entire weekend. The unofficial results for each race are as follows:

Chairman



Carl Venne                       1,678
Calvin Coolidge Jefferson    535
Carlson Goes Ahead            288
Solon Moccasin                   265
Burton Pretty on Top          182
Manuel Covers Up              158
Lloyd Hogan                      126
Gerald Pease                      86

Vice Chairman

Cedric Black Eagle       1,714
Adrian Bird                   582
John Holds Jr                530
Wallace Red Star 483

Secretary



Scott Russell                        1,766
Hubert Two Leggins Dawes  1,053
David Turns Plenty                 478



Vice Secretary
Darrin Old  Coyote               1,769
Melva Iron                             938
Melvin Stops                          605



                                                                                                                         Posted by: Leo Hudetz      





2 comments:

  1. So what are the official results?

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  2. Quite a margin between Chair and Vice chair, some of the independent guys might have faired better had they had a slate. And how about them three legislature dudes? Duke only got 288 votes, with a family as large as his, I wonder why he didn't get any more than that..

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