Native Candidates – Native Vote

Heather Keeler, Yankton Sioux, wins in Minnesota

November 4, 2020

Heather Keeler, a citizen of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, will be joining the Minnesota Legislature after a victory on election day. Keeler, a Democrat, won election to State House District 4A.…

Affie Ellis, Navajo, wins re-election to Wyoming Legislature

November 4, 2020

Affie Ellis, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, has won another term in the Wyoming Legislature, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State. The Republican incumbent serves District…

Lynnette Grey Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota / Northern Arapaho, comes up short in Wyoming

November 4, 2020

Lynnette Grey Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota and Northern Arapaho, fell short in her bid to represent Wyoming’s al-large Congressional district. Grey Bull, a Democrat, secured about 25 percent of the vote,…

Sharice Davids, Ho-Chunk, wins in Kansas

November 4, 2020

Rep. Sharice Davids (D), a citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation, easily won another term in office, representing the 3rd Congressional District in Kansas. According to unofficial results from the Kansas…

Markwayne Mullin, Cherokee, wins in Oklahoma

November 3, 2020

With almost all precincts reporting, Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, has won another term in office, representing Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District. Mullin has secured nearly…

Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, wins in New Mexico

November 3, 2020

Rep. Deb Haaland (D), a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna, easily won another term in office, representing New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. “Tonight the people of New Mexico have…

Tom Cole, Chickasaw, wins in Oklahoma

November 3, 2020

With almost all precincts reporting, Rep. Tom Cole (R), a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, has won another term in office, representing Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District. As of Tuesday evening…

U.S. House races to watch #NativeCongress

November 3, 2020

Idaho – 1st Congressional District Rudy Soto, a citizen of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, is making his first run for Congress. He’s a Democrat. Russ Fulcher is the incumbent Republican. Cook…

Allie Young, Navajo, on #NativeVote20 in Arizona

November 3, 2020

I heard @JohnKingCNN say that #Arizona has republican DNA, but today, tribal citizens and Latinx voters (who are also Indigenous to this land) of AZ are going to show up…

Tom Cole, Chickasaw and Republican from Oklahoma

November 3, 2020

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, is running for re-election in Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District. But at first glance it almost looks like he isn’t. His…