Primary Election results return to Cherokee

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Primary Election results return to Cherokee

Preliminary results are in from Cherokee’s June 6 Primary Election.

All 12 Tribal Council seats, the principal chief’s office, the vice chief’s office and three school board seats are up for grabs. The top two vote-getters for each seat will go on to the General Election slated for Thursday, Sept. 5. Candidates who will advance as indicated by preliminary election results are shown in bold.

Look for more analysis in the June 12 issue of The Smoky Mountain News.

Principal Chief

Teresa McCoy, 1132

Richard Sneed, 1117

Carroll “Peanut” Crowe, 433

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Gary R. Ledford, 125

Phillip Ellington, 54

Vice Chief

Alan “B” Ensley, 1089

Frank Pete Taylor, 75

Ben Parker, 107

Jim Owle, 551

Albert Martin, 451

Anita Welch Lossiah, 216

James Bud Smith, 121

Terri Henry, 255

Birdtown Tribal Council

Albert Rose, 375

Boyd Owle, 428

Ashley Sessions, 183

Nelson Lambert, 299

Curtis Wildcatt, 140

Alyne Stamper, 88

Painttown Tribal Council

Tommye Saunooke, 151

Dike Sneed, 169

Lisa Taylor, 103

Cherie Bird Rose, 105

Pamela Sneed, 104

Big Y/Wolfetown Tribal Council

Bo Crowe, 430

Bill Taylor, 172

Tony Cabe, 85

Jess “Fonzie” Sneed, 86

Jeremy Wilson, 105

Paula “Cricket” Brown Wojtkowski, 88

Sam “Frell” Reed, 101

Chelsea Saunooke, 118

Nathanial “Bunsey” Crowe, 122

James David Jumper, 47

Susan Toineeta (write-in), 15

Yellowhill Tribal Council

Tom Wahnetah, 166

David T. Wolfe, 223

Rose Shell-Maney, 55

Tawania Ensley, 64

Stephanie Saunooke French, 76

Big Cove Tribal Council

Fred Penick, 141

Richard French, 186

Renee Long Cole, 100

Perry Shell, 164

Walter French, 35

There was no Primary Election for Snowbird/Cherokee County Tribal Council, Painttown School Board, Big Y School Board or Yellowhill School Board. Due to the smaller number of candidates for those elections, the races will be decided through the General Election ballot alone.

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