Crow Tribe re-elects Venne Eds: APNewsNow.

CROW AGENCY, Mont. (AP) The Crow Tribe voted Saturday to re-elect Tribal Chairman Carl Venne and the current administration.

Venne, Vice Chairman Cedric Randall Black Eagle, Secretary Scott Russell and Vice-Secretary Darrin Old Coyote will maintain their offices.

Venne has been chairman since November 2002, when he filled an unexpired term after then-chairman Clifford Birdinground resigned.

He was elected to his first full term in 2004.

In the primary election, Venne met seven challengers.

In the race for vice-chairman there were four candidates.

There also were four challengers in each of the secretary and vice-secretary races.

The top two vote getters advanced to the general election Saturday.

Information from: Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 11-03-08 0931CST | save this article / add to your favorites list