Pascua Yaqui voters added two members and ousted one incumbent as they re-elected nearly all Tribal Council members.
Chairman Peter Yucupicio was the top vote-getter among 59 names on the ballot for 11 council seats, including one that was vacant.
Voters in Monday's general election added Francisco G. Munoz Jr. and John M. Escalante to the council.
Councilwoman Priscilla Flores failed to win re-election as she came in 39th. Flores' use of a government credit card led to her paying back some questioned charges last year.
Twenty percent of the tribe's 11,324 eligible voters cast ballots, according to unofficial results released by Pima County, which the tribe hired to help tabulate the results.
Under Yaqui law, the top 11 vote-getters are elected to four-year-terms. They later vote among themselves to choose the chair and other board officers.
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The top 11 and their tallies were Yucupicio, 1,085; Francisco Valencia, 666; David Ramirez, 651; Robert Valencia, 619; Jesus F. Osuna, 569; Munoz, 541; Arcadio Gastelum, 537; Catalina Alvarez, 493; Luis Gonzales, 493; Escalante, 488; and Benito Valencia, 457.
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