MVSKOKE RESERVATION – The Muscogee (Creek) Nation 2025 General Election on Sept. 20 saw citizens vote for National Council Seat B Representatives and the reestablishment of district voting. All results are unofficial until certified on Friday, Sept. 26 at 5:00 PM.
The referendum, NCA 24-096, asked citizens to change the MCN Constitution, allowing for representatives to be elected only by residents of their district. The amendment overrules at-large voting, allowing for citizens to vote on all National Council members, regardless of what district they occupy.
The referendum passed with 2,538 people, or 67.63%, voting yes, and 1,215 people, or 32.37%, voting no. Of absentee ballots cast, 70.04% voted in favor of the change. Mvskoke citizens who live outside of the MCN Reservation will only be able to vote in the “home district” that appears on the voter registration.
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council Seat B races saw six winners: Sandra Jean Golden (I) with 51.97% for Akfvske District, Cody Randall Phillips with 64.57% for Creek District, James Lee Factor with 58.35% for Kowetv District, Galen Charles Cloud (I) with 51.25% for McIntosh District, Lora Ann Harjo-King with 52.95% for Mvskoke District, and Thomasene Ann Osborn (I) with 61.07% for Tukvpvtce District.
Two districts will see run-off elections on Nov. 8 – Okmulke and Tvlse, as no candidate in these districts reached more than 50% of the vote. Leonard Ray Gouge (I) with 26.15% and Lucian Allen Tiger III with 36.59% are set for a run-off for the Tvlse District. Nelson Scott Harjo Sr. (I) with 32.6% and William Dean Lowe with 41.7% are set for a run-off for the Okmulke District.
2025 General Election National Council Seat B Results
Akfvske District – Seat B
Sandra Jean Golden (Incumbent) – 51.97% – Winner
Russell David Wind – 48.03%
Creek District – Seat B
Cody Randall Phillips – 64.57% – Winner
Patrick Freeman Jr. (Incumbent) – 35.43%
Kowetv District – Seat B
James Lee Factor – 58.35% – Winner
Timothy Andrew Jackson Jr. – 41.65%
McIntosh District – Seat B
Galen Charles Cloud (Incumbent) – 51.25% – Winner
Adam Jones III – 33.41%
Jeff William Francis Jr. – 15.34%
Mvskoke District – Seat B
Lora Ann Harjo-King – 52.95% – Winner
Sandra Elaine Parish – 25.95%
Jessina Marie Brown – 21.10%
Okmulke District – Seat B
William Dean Lowe – 41.70% – Will Go To Runoff Election
Nelson Scott Harjo Sr. (Incumbent) – 32.60% – Will Go To Runoff Election
Joshua Randall Wind – 25.70%
Tukvpvtce District – Seat B
Thomasene Ann Osborn (Incumbent) – 61.07% – Winner
Elizabeth Anne Gover-Miller – 38.93%
Tvlse District – Seat B
Lucian Allen Tiger III – 36.59% – Will Go To Runoff Election
Leonard Ray Gouge (Incumbent) – 26.15% – Will Go To Runoff Election
Lahoma Schultz – 20.80%
Ashley Michelle Wolf Voice – 16.46%
