Ben Shelly Russell Begaye The 2015 Navajo Nation Presidential Election was held on April 21, 2015, with the primary on August 26, 2014.

Russell Begaye and Jonathan Nez, who finished third in the primary, won the election.

However, two former presidential candidates, Dale E. Tsosie and Hank Whitethorne, who were eliminated in the primary election, challenged Deschene's candidacy over his fluency of the Navajo Language, a requirement to run for president.

[2] This resulted in the disqualification of Chris Deschene and his running mate Fannie L. Atcitty.

Due to the disqualification, the election was delayed to April 21, 2015, between Shirley and Dineh Benally against Begaye and Nez.