2003-2004 TWHBEA Board of Directors’ Election Results Are In
Monday, October 27, 2003
The results are in for the 2003-2004 Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) Board of Directors’ election. Once again, the certified public accounting firm of Winnett Associates, Shelbyville, Tenn., tallied the returns.
According to the official tabulations, 3,684 of the 12,559 ballots mailed were returned. The percentage of returns, 29.33 percent, was up from last year’s 27.61 percent. Mississippi had the highest percentage of returned ballots at 49.35 percent. The lowest voting percentage, 3.33 percent, was in British Columbia.
Ties in the voting occurred among write-in candidates in Nevada, New York and Region 2, none of which had declared candidates. The tie in New York has been resolved. A run-off election will be held in Nevada and Region 2 among the tied candidates.
The results of the 2003-2004 TWHBEA Board of Directors’ Election are as follows:
TENNESSEE
1000/3559, 28.10%
(6) Three-Year Terms: Ricky Womack, Larry L. Lowman, Jerrold Don Pedigo, Harold Dean Givens, Chris Messick and Ray Beech
KENTUCKY
466/2223, 20.96%
(4) Three-Year Terms: Carrie Benedict, Nicole Carswell, Leigh Bennett and Jamie Hankins
ALABAMA
296/1033, 28.65%
(2) Three-Year Terms: Dee Cantrell and Tommy Hale
ARKANSAS
49/213, 23.00%
(1) Three-Year Term: Lindel McCollough
CALIFORNIA
154/425, 36.24%
(1) Three-Year Term: Christy Coon
IDAHO
49/124, 39.52%
(1) Three-Year Term: Judith Stockham
ILLINOIS
101/347, 29.11%
(1) Three-Year Term: Edie Wittenmyer
INDIANA
102/400, 25.50%
(1) Three-Year Term: Joe Dietz
KANSAS
30/63, 47.62%
(1) Three-Year Term: Elsie Darrah
LOUISIANA
61/194, 31.44%
(1) Three-Year Term: Darden Gladney
MICHIGAN
88/279, 31.54%
(1) Three-Year Term: John Prigg
MISSISSIPPI
302/612, 49.35%
(1) Three-Year Term: Lois Hardy
MISSOURI
265/643, 41.21%
(1) Three-Year Term: Angie Kirk
NEVADA
9/54, 16.67%
(1) Three-Year Term: (Tie) Mark H. Holman and Myhrna M. Tenente
NEW JERSEY
3/31, 9.68%
(1) Three-Year Term: (None Elected)
NEW YORK
4/43, 9.30%
(1) Three-Year Term: Lori Northrup
NORTH CAROLINA
263/705, 37.30%
(1) Three-Year Term: Ernest Warner, Jr.
SOUTH CAROLINA
94/315, 29.84%
(1) Three-Year Term: Gorden Timmons
TEXAS
175/594, 29.46%
(1) Three-Year Term: Pat Aldredge
VIRGINIA
138/510, 27.06%
(1) Three-Year Term: Donald Longest
BRITISH COLUMBIA
1/30, 3.33%
(1) Three-Year Term: (None Elected)
ONTARIO
2/29, 6.90%
(1) Three-Year Term: (None Elected)
REGION
28/55, 14.55%
(1) Three-Year Term: (Tie) Kevin Crago, Mark A. Thielen and Anna Brown
REGION 3
24/78, 30.77%
(1) Three-Year Term: Dianne Lashoones