Chickasaw Nation elections

Process
If unopposed then elected by one vote margin as filing for office counts as a vote

Public response
The elections have been criticized for having such low turnout.

1971
In 1971 Governor Overton James was the first elected leader for the Chickasaw Nation since 1904.

Constitutional referendum
Shall the office of Governor be limited to two two-year terms in any six-year period. Shall the office of Lt Governor be abolished. Shall the minimum blood quantum of 1/4 for position of Governor be abolished Shall the council, the legislative branch, fix all salaries of all employees? Shall the seat of government be moved to Tishomingo Shall tribal judges be elected? Shall vacancies in elective office be filled by special election instead of appointment by governor with legislative approval? A. Shall the Tribal Council consist of only members who have been residents of the Chickasaw nation for one year preceding the election as provided in the 1867 Constitution. or B. Shal some members of the Tribal Council be non-residents of the Chickasaw nation as provided in the 1979 constitution? A. In order to be eligible to run for office of governor shall a person be required to have been a resident within the boundaries of the Chickasaw Nation for one year prior to his or her election as provided in the 1867 constitution, or B. in order to be eligible to run for the office of governor shall a person be required to have been a resident of the state of Oklahoma for two or more years prior to his or her election as provided in the 1979 constitution. Shall the boundaries of the legislative district for the Tribal Council be described by the metes and bounds description as set out in the 1867 constitution or B. Shall the eleven counties which describe the Chickasaw Nation as set out in the 1979 constitution constitute the boundaries of the legislative districts for the Tribal Council

Judicial
seat 2

2003
Congressman Tom Cole questioned the missing ballets in the election

Tishomingo District Seat 2
==== Pontotoc District Seat 1 Special Election ====