Voters in Dettah have chosen Ernest Betsina as their new chief.
Betsina prevailed over councillor Bobby Drygeese by a preliminary vote count of 232 to 112, respectively, in Monday’s election.
There is a five-day appeal period in effect.
Betsina is a former chief of Ndilo. He replaces Ed Sangris as Dettah’s elected leader. Sangris decided not to run again after serving as chief for 16 years.