In the Navajo Nation Tribal presidential election, held on November 2, 2010, Shelly defeated New Mexico Sen. Lynda Lovejoy, becoming the first vice president to be elected to the tribal presidency, dashing Lovejoy's hopes of becoming the tribe's first female president.
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In 2010, Ben Shelly became the first Vice President to be elected President of Navajo Nation.