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.
