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Cherokee Phoenix And Indian Advocate
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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - Two runoff elections are set for July 26, one for deputy chief and the other for the District 4 council seat.Re-elected Principal Chief Chad Smith's running mate Joe Grayson will face Gary Chapman, the running mate of former chief Joe Byrd, who lost in the May 24 general election. Grayson finished with 5,193 votes or 38 percent, and Chapman finished with 4,532 votes or 33 percent during the general election on May 24.
District 4 incumbent Don Garvin is in a runoff with Calvin Rock. Garvin received 624 votes or 48 percent, to Rock's 529 votes or 41 percent.
The district includes the eastern portions of McIntosh, Muskogee and Wagoner Counties. In each of those races, there were more than two candidates, and a candidate must get 50.1 percent of the votes to win.
In addition, in the July 26 election, Cherokee voters will decide whether to ratify the 1999 constitution adopted during the tribe's recent constitutional convention or to retain the 1976 constitution.
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