Joe Shirley, Jr. Ben Shelly The Navajo Nation presidential election of 2010 was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

[1] The general election was held between New Mexico State Senator Lynda Lovejoy and outgoing Navajo Nation Vice President Ben Shelly.

[5] State Senator Lynda Lovejoy, who unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2006, easily defeated eleven other candidates with 17,137 votes, becoming the first woman to win a Navajo Nation presidential primary.

[2] Navajo Nation Vice President Ben Shelly came in second place and qualified for the general election with 7,763 votes.

[2] Shelly claimed victory and promised voters in the Gorman Hall at the Window Rock Sports Center that "I will work with you.