The following are the unofficial election results of the Nov. 6 General Election for Navajo County. See the Nov 14 edition of The Tribune for the latest results and interviews on the impact of this election outcome.
U.S. Representative in Congress District 1
Incumbent Tom O’Halleran (D) received 111,886 votes, with Wendy Rogers (R), 97,958.
State Senator District 6
Incumbent Sylvia Tenney Allen (R) garnered 41,469 votes, with Wade Carlisle (D), 38,307 votes.
State Representative District 6
Walter Blackman (R) with 38,883 votes and incumbent Bob Thorpe (R) with 38,259 votes will fill the two seats. Felicia French (D) garnered 36,238 votes and Bobby Tyler (D), 31,317.
Proposition 419
The Navajo County Jail Tax failed by a narrow margin of 16,120 votes to 15,839.
Holbrook City Council Recall
Phil Cobb unseated Bobby Tyler for the mayor’s seat, 695 to 458. Mike Nilsson unseated CJ Wischmann for the council seat 740 to 449.
Unified School District Governing Boards
Winslow: Josephine “Dodie” Montoya with 1,529 votes and Marilee Ervien with 1,300 votes with fill the two seats. Isabel Britton received 1,052 votes. Kayenta: Raymond Laughter with 1,746 votes and Lita Dixon with 1,611, will fill the two seats. Helen Bonnaha received 712 votes. Heber: Gwendolyn Wendy Lee Hall with 816 votes and Craig Blackburn with 734 will fill the two seats. Jess Cochran received 663 votes and Leamon “L.J.” Crandell received 605.
Override Elections
The Holbrook Unified School District override passed with 2,106 in favor and 1,117 against. Joseph City Unified School District override failed with 292 votes against and 255 votes in favor.
Navajo County unopposed
Ralph Hatch, Judge of Superior Court Division 1, garnered 25,123 votes. Deanne Romo (D), Clerk of the Superior Court, garnered 23,179 votes. Evelyn Marez (D), Justice of the Peace District 1 Holbrook, garnered 3,062 votes. BJ Little (D), Justice of the Peace District 2 Winslow, garnered 3,663 votes. Fred Peterson (R), Justice of the Peace District 4 Snowflake/Taylor, garnered 5,022 votes. Phyllis Romo (D), Constable Precinct 1 Holbrook, garnered 3,028 votes. Suzanne Smith (D), Constable Precinct 2 Winslow, garnered 3,554 votes. Sam Grimes (R), Constable Precinct 3 Snowflake, garnered 5,496 votes. Elizabeth Whitethorne-Benally (D), Constable Precinct 4 Kayenta, garnered 5,028 votes. The Unisource Franchise Agreement passed in Winslow with 1,162 in favor and 725 against.
