Politics

Michell Hicks wins election as Eastern Cherokee principal chief





Michell Hicks won re-election as chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.

Hicks defeated Patrick Lambert. The tally was 2,124 to 1,989, according to unofficial results reported by The Asheville Citizen-Times.

Hicks will be serving a third term.

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