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Voting in the Cherokee Nation General Election is over but the official results are expected to be certified by the election commission sometime Sunday afternoon.  Unofficially, Newson6 is reporting that Principal Chief Bill John Baker has been re-elected by the voters.  Newson6 is also reporting that it appears that Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden has won his re-election bid with 62.52 percent of the unofficial tallies.

Unofficial results:                Principal Chief:

Bill John Baker - 9,786 votes, 52.66 percent

                                                Chad Smith - 5,214 votes, 28.06 percent

                                                Will Fourkiller - 1,950 votes, 10.49 percent

                                                Charlie Soap - 1,633 votes, 8.79 percent

Deputy Chief:

                S. Joe Crittenden - 11,436 votes, 62.52 percent

                                                Lee Keener - 6,856 votes, 37.48 percent

The tabulation of challenged votes is taking place but the results are not expected to change.