![When it was obvious that Navajo Nation Vice President-elect Jonathan Nez and President-elect Russell Begaye had won the presidential election, they and hundreds of their supporters made a triumphant and very noisy entrance at the Sports Center at about 8 p.m. on April 21, 2015. Photo by Marley Shebala. (Please credit when reuing photo.)](https://i0.wp.com/www.dineresourcesandinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Begaye-Nez-speaking.jpg?resize=570%2C413)
When it was obvious that Navajo Nation Vice President-elect Jonathan Nez and President-elect Russell Begaye had won the presidential election, they and hundreds of their supporters made a triumphant and very noisy entrance at the Sports Center at about 8 p.m. on April 21, 2015. Photo by Marley Shebala. (Please credit when reuing photo.)
Navajo Nation President-elect Russell Begaye and Vice President-elect Jonathan Nez are announcing their Transition Team members and transition plans at a 9 a.m.
press conference today, April 22, 2015, at their campaign headquarters, which is located on the east side of the Quality Inn Restaurant & Hotel in Window Rock, Ariz.
Unofficial election results from the Navajo Election Administration showed that Begaye-Nez won the presidency by an overwhelming vote of 25,745 votes to the 15,439 votes cast for the presidential team of Joe Shirley Jr and Dineh Benally.
![Supporters of Navajo Nation President-elect Russell Begaye and Vice President-elect Jonathan Nez reacting to unofficial election results at the Sports Center in Window Rock, Ariz. on April 21, 2015. Photo by Marley Shebala. (Credit when reusing photo.)](https://i0.wp.com/www.dineresourcesandinfocenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/crowd.sports-center.jpg?resize=570%2C367)
Supporters of Navajo Nation President-elect Russell Begaye and Vice President-elect Jonathan Nez reacting to unofficial election results at the Sports Center in Window Rock, Ariz. on April 21, 2015. Photo by Marley Shebala. (Credit when reusing photo.)
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