NAVAJO NATION PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL COMPETITION
The Challenges for Indigenous Religious Freedom in Canada Today
Abstract
Abstract
Findings presented in this study show that competition in the four most
recent Navajo Nation Presidential General Elections, the second round
in the non-partisan majority run-off electoral system, reflect choices
made about specific candidates, with concentrations of support for Jonathan
Nez and opposition to Joe Shirley Jr., rather than a ‘nationalizing’
trend toward reduced competition at the national and chapter levels of
government. Voter support for repeat candidates in the Primary Election
or first round contests is revealed to be weak. However winning
candidates in the General Election perform well in chapters where they
performed well in the Primary Election.
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