Choctaw Nation
Kelsey Brown
DURANT –On Wednesday, Aug. 11, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Election Board certified Joey Tom as winner of the District 7 seat of the Choctaw Nation Tribal Council. Tom garnered 52.26% of the vote over Adrian Johnico with 47.74%. The official results showed Tom with 660 votes to Johnico’s 603 of the 1,263 votes cast in the Run-Off Election held Aug. 7.
In the General Election on July 10, District 7 (encompassing the Antlers and Wright City areas), the two candidates that received the most votes were Tom with 40.07% and Johnico, 36.67%. Since neither candidate received more than 50% of the total votes, the race proceeded to a Run-off Election between the two candidates.
Also winning Tribal Council seats in the General Election were Jess Henry in District 4 and Anthony Dillard, District 10.
Other districts that were up for election, but drew no opposition were District 9 Council Member James Dry, District 6 Council Member Jennifer Woods, and District 12 Council Member James Frazier.
According to the Constitution of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, after an installation ceremony, the Council Members will begin their new terms at noon on the first Monday of September 2021. For complete results of the Choctaw Nation elections, visit http://www.choctawnation.com/elections and other Choctaw Nation social media.