St. Marks loses bid to retain seat at Rocky Boy

Chippewa Cree Business Committee members Harlan Gopher Baker and Beau Mitchell defeated incumbent Ken St. Marks and three other candidates in the primary election for Chippewa Cree Tribal Chair Tuesday, certified results from the tribe say.

The results were released and made official at 10:12 Tuesday night.

Baker and Mitchell garnered 461 and 247 votes respectively. St. Marks came in third with 179. Former Committee Chair Alvin Windy Boy came in fourth with 128 votes. State Rep. Bruce Meyers, R-Box Elder, and Thomas Roasting Stick Sr. rounded out the field, with 31 votes each.

Baker and Mitchell will face off in the Nov. 8 general election.

The tribe announced that Ted E. Whitford, Teddy Russette III, Daryl Wright II, Joe Demontiney Jr., "Jazz" Raymond W. Parker, Luke Parisian, Lenore-Myers Nault and Russell Standing Rock were the eight top vote-getters of the 43 candidates for four open slots on the committee. Those eight advance to the general election.