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Darwin Williams elected MHA Nation chair, unofficial results show
Updated Nov 4, 3:09 AM CT. Every fact below links to the source that reported it.
What the primary sources show
- Darwin D. Williams won the MHA Nation chair election, according to unofficial results. [KFYR-TV] [KX News]
- Williams defeated challenger Fred Fox with 57 percent of the vote in unofficial results. [KFYR-TV]
- Williams replaces Mark Fox, who has chaired the tribe since 2014 and chose not to seek reelection. [KFYR-TV] [KX News]
- The tribe will count absentee and challenge votes before it certifies the results. [KFYR-TV]
- A swearing in ceremony for Williams is scheduled for Wednesday at 3 p.m. [KX News]
What they left out / still unanswered
- When will the tribe certify the results, and when will the absentee and challenge votes be counted?
- What is the exact date of the Wednesday swearing in ceremony?
- What were the total vote counts behind the 57 percent figure?
Official line vs. how each source framed it
- KFYR-TV: KFYR-TV framed the story around the unofficial 57 percent vote share and added background on Williams, who was raised on the Fort Berthold Reservation and worked in the petroleum industry, plus the tribe's roughly 17,000 enrolled members and the tribe's pending count of absentee and challenge votes. Read it → · Ads
- KX News: KX News ran a brief report that added the Wednesday 3 p.m. swearing in ceremony and gave his full name as Darwin (David) Williams, while the rest of the page is unrelated promotional and site text. Read it → · Ads
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