The 2023

Cherokee Nation The Cherokee Nation (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ''Tsalagihi Ayeli'' or ᏣᎳᎩᏰᎵ ''Tsalagiyehli''), also known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States. It ...

deputy chief election was held on June 3, 2023, concurrently with the 2023 Cherokee Nation tribal council elections and 2023 Cherokee Nation principal chief election, to elect the Deputy Chief of the

. Incumbent deputy chief

Bryan Warner Bryan Warner is a Cherokee Nation politician who has served as the deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation since 2019 and who served as the Cherokee Nation tribal councilor for the 6th district from 2015 to 2019. Early life and education Warner gradu ...

ran for re-election to a second term in office with incumbent principal chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. as his running mate. Warner won re-election with over 61% of the vote.

Candidates

Meredith Frailey Meredith Frailey is a Cherokee Nation politician who served on the Cherokee Nation tribal council from 2003 to 2013. Education Meredith Frailey graduated from Locust Grove High School and went on to earn her bachelor's degree from Northeastern S ...

, former tribal councilor *Bill Pearson, U.S. Navy veteran and chair of the Rogers County

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David Walkingstick David Walkingstick is a Cherokee Nation politician who served on the Cherokee Nation tribal council between 2011 and 2019. Education and career David Walkingstick graduated from Sequoyah High School in 1999, and went on to earn his bachelor's de ...

, former tribal councilor for District 3 (2011-2019) **Running mate: Cara Cowan Watts, former tribal councilor (2003-2015) *

, incumbent deputy chief (2019–present) and former

tribal councilor for District 6 **Running mate: Chuck Hoskin Jr., incumbent principal chief (2019–present)

Results

Legal issues

The

Election Commission rejected the candidacy of David Comingdeer for deputy chief for his failure to pay attorney's fees related to a case he brought during the 2021 Cherokee Nation elections.

Notes

References

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