New leaders on Yavapai-Apache Nation

With a 2:1 margin, Jane Russell Winiecki of Clarkdale won the Tribal Chairperson's position with 387 votes to incumbent Tribal Chairman Thomas Beauty with 174 votes.

For the Chairperson's position, Mrs. Winiecki received overwhelming votes in every voting district including absentee ballots which converted to 69 percent of the votes to Mr. Beauty's 31 percent of the total 561 votes cast for the top position of Tribal Chairperson.

In the Vice Chairperson's position, Larry Jackson, Sr. also of Clarkdale, won the seat with 330 votes to incumbent Vice Chairwoman Darlene Rubio 235 votes.

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