Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren advance in Navajo presidential race

By FELICIA FONSECA
Associated Press

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Voters on the vast Navajo Nation have advanced tribal presidential candidates Jonathan Nez and Buu Nygren to the general election in November. Voters narrowed the list of 15 candidates in the primary election Tuesday. The Navajo Nation is the largest reservation in the U.S., and the tribe is second in population with around 406,000 enrolled members. Nez led the tribe for the past four years, largely focused on the coronavirus pandemic. Nygren is a former vice presidential candidate who left a job in construction management to seek the presidency. The results from the tribe’s election are unofficial until certified.