Release Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
By Tony Choate, Media Relations Specialist
Chickasaw Nation Media Relations Office
ADA, Okla. – Katie Case received 1,713 votes to win the runoff election for Pontotoc District Seat 3. Ms. Case defeated Matthew Morgan, who received 1,103 votes.
Chickasaw Nation Election Secretary Rita Loder announced the result Dec. 12.
Ms. Case and Morgan qualified for the runoff as the top candidates in a 13-candidate field in a special election conducted to fill the seat vacated by the death of Mooniene Ogee.
Oath of office ceremonies for Ms. Case will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18 in the conference room of the Chickasaw Nation Headquarters Building, 520 East Arlington, Ada, Oklahoma.
Ms. Case will serve the remainder of Mrs. Ogee’s term of office, which expires Sep. 2008.
For more information contact Ms. Loder at (580) 310-6475 or toll free at 1-888-661-0137.
