The 2019 Muscogee (Creek) general elections took place on November 2, 2019, to elect the Principal Chief, Second Chief, and half of the 16 National Council seats of the Muscogee Nation. The primary election was held on September 21 and in races where no one candidate won a majority of the votes, the top candidates moved on to the November general election. Muscogee (Creek) National general elections are held on the Saturday immediately following the first Friday of November every four years. Enrolled citizens, 18 years of age and above are eligible to register to vote in the elections. Incumbent Principal Chief James R. Floyd announced in June 2019 that he would not seek re-election and Second Chief Louis Hicks was unable to seek re-election due to term limits.
Because of irregularities, the primary election results were nullified and November 2 became the new primary election date with general election runoffs, when necessary, being held on December 14, 2019. National Council Second Speaker David Hill was the top vote-getter in the November primary and was elected principal chief in the December general election runoff; National Council Representative Del Beaver was elected second chief outright in the November primary. Hill and Beaver had both received the most votes in the nullified September primary.
Candidate Eligibility
+Eligible VotersDistrictNumber of VotersCreek2,091McIntosh2,135Muskogee1,179Okfuskee1,729Okmulgee3,940Tukvptce1,540Tulsa3,468Wagoner847Total16,929 Employees of Muscogee (Creek) nation that file for candidacy must file for a leave of absence from their employment from the day they file for candidacy until the day after the elections.
Candidates
+Important Election DatesCandidate Filing PeriodJuly 15 - July 17Early Primary VotingSeptember 18&19Primary ElectionSeptember 21Early General VotingOctober 30&31General ElectionNovember 2
Principal Chief Candidate nameSloganNotesSteve BrunerBetter with BrunerFormer Speaker of National CouncilDavid HillProsperity and Progress for All MvskokvlkeCurrent National Council representative for the Creek DistrictGeorge TigerFormer principal chiefMonte Randall#DR4ChiefFormer Dean of Academic Affairs at Tribal CollegeLucian Tiger IIINational Council SpeakerJoseph Rogers Jr.Tulsa construction business ownerBrenda GoldenOkmulgee attorneyJackie JacksonPlanning Director for the Otoe-Missouria TribeTimothy Good VoiceThlopthlocco Tribal Town AdministratorSamuel AlexanderTulsa District Representative
Second Chief Candidate nameNotesDel BeaverOkmulgee District RepresentativeAdam Jones IIIMcIntosh District Representative
National Council Creek District AMcIntosh District AMuskogee District AOkfuskee District AOkmulgee District ATukvpvtce District ATulsa District AWagoner District AJoseph Hicks
Dode Warrington Barnett
Dean Hughes Jr.Darrell Proctor
Charles ColbertMary Crawford Lora Harjo-King
Jessina BrownRandall Hicks Bert RobinsonGrover Wind Carmin Tecumseh-Williams
William Lowe
Patrick Moore
Brian JonesRufus Scott Edwin Marshall
Anna MarshallJerry Wilson Cynthia Tiger
Robert HufftDierdra Soap Pamela Snyder-Osmun
Charles McHenry
Terri Jorgensen Source:
Nullified Primary Elections On September 21, the primary elections took place with nearly 5,000 voters. On September 28, the election board announced the official results. On October 2, the MCN Supreme Court nullified the results of the MCN Primary Election following receipt of petitions alleging fraud, irregularities, and recount of absentee ballots. The MCN election board announced November 2 as the new primary election date.
Principal Chief
Second Chief
National Council
DistrictCandidateVotes%Creek (Seat A) Dean Hughes 1,819 38.66Joseph Hicks 1,492 31.71Dode Warrington-Barnett 1,394 29.63McIntosh (Seat A) Darrell Proctor 3,180 68.64Charles Colbert 1,453 31.36Muskogee (Seat A) Lora Harjo-King 1,891 41.45Mary Crawford 1,708 37.44Jessina Brown 963 21.11Okfuskee (Seat A) Randall Hicks 3,031 65.65Bert Robison 1,586 34.35Okmulgee (Seat A) Carmin Tecumseh-Williams 1,384 28.99William Lowe 1,059 22.18Grover Wind 1,056 22.12Brian Jones 677 14.18Patrick Moore 598 12.53Tukvpvtce (Seat A) Anna Marshall 1,637 35.00Rufus Scott 1,596 34.12Edwin Marshall 1,444 30.87Tulsa (Seat A) Robert Hufft 2,974 63.04Cynthia Tiger 1,053 22.32Jerry Wilson 691 14.65Wagoner (Seat A) Charles McHenry 2,042 43.74Dierdra Soap 1,410 30.20Terri Jorgensen 839 17.97Pamela Snyder-Osmun 378 8.10
Results The November 2 primary election resulted in no changes in the winner of each race. In the Tulsa District Seat A race, Cynthia Tiger and Jerry Wilson withdrew after the Sept. 21 primary, leaving the incumbent, Robert Hufft as the winner of that race. In the Okfuskee and McIntosh races, the winning candidate received a super majority and avoided the need to participate in the general elections. Del Beaver defeated Adam Jones III 3,480 votes to 1,535 which meant that the second chief election would not be held during the general election.
On December 14, the general election was held and three days later on December 17, 2019 the unofficial final election results were released showing David Hill as the front runner for the Principal Chief race. The results became official on December 20 and on January 1, 2020 winning candidates were sworn in to their position at the MCN Council House in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. On January 4, 2020 an inauguration ceremony was held at the River Spirit Casino Resort to commemorate the election of new Executive Branch leaders.
Principal Chief
Second Chief
National Council
DistrictCandidatePrimaryGeneralVotes%Votes%Creek (Seat A) Joseph Hicks 1,760 36.25 2,520 51.54Dean Hughes 1,687 34.75 2,369 48.46Dode Warrington-Barnett 1,408 29.00 McIntosh (Seat A) Darrell Proctor 3,347 69.76 Charles Colbert 1,451 30.24 Muskogee (Seat A) Lora Harjo-King 2,165 45.63 2,403 49.47Mary Crawford 1,746 36.80 2,454 50.53Jessina Brown 834 17.58 Okfuskee (Seat A) Randall Hicks 3,242 67.39 Bert Robison 1,569 32.61 Okmulgee (Seat A) Carmin Tecumseh-Williams 1,509 30.83 2,418 49.13William Lowe 1,248 25.50 2,504 50.87Grover Wind 1,149 23.47 Brian Jones 554 11.32 Patrick Moore 435 8.89 Tukvpvtce (Seat A) Anna Marshall 1,890 39.15 2,846 58.48Rufus Scott 1,567 32.46 2,021 41.52Edwin Marshall 1,370 28.38 Tulsa (Seat A) Robert Hufft Unopposed Wagoner (Seat A) Charles McHenry 2,328 48.07 2,775 56.74Dierdra Soap 1,712 35.35 2,116 43.26Terri Jorgensen 803 16.58 Source:
References
External links
Election Code Campaign Finance Code Voting Precincts September 28 primary results