IBEW Local 613 Business Manager Kenny Mullins and President Kevin Swanson were both re-elected to another term during the 2020 Officer Elections, held Sept. 25.
Originally scheduled to take place in May, the election of officers was rescheduled to Sept. 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to best comply with Centers of Disease Control (CDC) recommendations, local, state, and federal guidelines, Local 613 mailed ballots to all members with complete instructions on deadlines and how to submit their ballot.
The notice of nominations and elections were mailed at least 20 days prior to the Aug. 18 regular union meeting. Nominations were then held at that regular union meeting. The election of officers was held on Sept. 25.
There will be a run-off election for the Financial Secretary position, which will be held on Oct. 16, 2020.
A total of 1,091 votes were cast in the IBEW Local 613 2020 Officer Election. Not every ballot included a vote for every position. The votes were tabulated and verified by MK Election Services, LLC.
The results are listed below, with winners highlighted in BOLD.
All elected officers will be initiated during the regular union meeting on Oct. 20.
Congratulations to everyone who ran for either an officer or delegate position. IBEW Local 613 appreciates all the hard work and dedication you put toward our Local to make it better than the previous day.
Kevin Swanson = 721
Curtis Culpepper = 354
[Blank] = 16
[Invalid] = 1
James (Doug) Shelnutt = 553
Justin (Bull) Upshaw = 443
[Blank] = 95
[Invalid] = 0
Charles (Nick) Kosko = 936
[Blank] = 155
[Invalid] = 0
* David Lawson = 521
* Charles (Tony) Warren = 123
* David (Dirty) Rice = 123
Deshawn (Primetime) Richardson = 117
Robert (Big Job Bob) Wright = 93
Todd Gilliam = 79
[Blank] = 33
[Invalid] = 0
* There will be a run-off election for Financial Secretary, as no candidate received at least 50% of the vote. The run-off election will be held on Oct. 16, 2020.
Charles (Big Red) Ravenscraft = 505
Clayton Bess = 488
[Blank] = 98
[Invalid] = 0
Kenneth (Kenny) Mullins = 700
Craig Wilkerson = 321
Tovar (Big Toe) Camp = 54
[Blank] = 15
[Invalid] = 1
Vote for 5
David Collier = 634
Jeffery (Jeff) Manning = 526
Ronnie Cook = 454
Terry Butterworth = 450
Robert (Rob Roy) Williams = 391
Ian Witchey = 372
Vincent Varnum = 296
Thomas (Drew) Stroud = 282
Tyler Folds = 270
John Kendall = 236
William (Billy) Fisher = 224
Demetrius (Big D) Echols Sr. = 191
Alexander (Bam Bam) Kimbrell = 180
Thomas Pedersen = 65
[Blank] = 41
[Invalid] = 2
Vote for 2
Kenneth Jones = 765
Lewis Mathis = 698
[Blank] = 230
[Invalid] = 0
Vote for 6
David Collier = 390
Jeffrey (Jeff) Manning = 324
Mike (Peppers) Bell = 312
Charles (Nick) Kosko = 291
James (Cornbread) Carr = 284
Ronnie Cook = 278
James (Doug) Shelnutt = 255
Brian (Bubba) King = 227
Ricardo (Rick) Gibson = 212
Robert (Rob Roy) Williams = 207
Ian Witchey = 197
Jodeki Cook = 181
Vincent Varnum = 178
Stacy Warren = 172
Charles (Big Red) Ravenscraft = 164
Justin (Bull) Upshaw = 163
Deshawn (Primetime) Richardson = 160
Manuel (Manny) Gonzalez = 160
David (Dirty) Rice = 156
Thomas (Neal) Weir = 149
Tyler Folds = 147
John Kendall = 139
Todd Gilliam = 134
Demetrius (Big D) Echols Sr. = 119
Thomas (Drew) Stroud = 114
William (Billy) Fisher = 105
Jeff Deppe = 95
James Williams = 80
Alexander (Bam Bam) Kimbrell = 65
Howard (Gene) Prisock = 63
Thomas Pedersen = 43
Evan Fritz = 30
[Blank] = 41
[Invalid] = 14
Vote for 2
Kenneth Jones = 722
Lewis Mathis = 674
[Blank] = 275
[Invalid] = 0
Vote for 5
Corey Collier = 819
[Blank] = 236
[Invalid] = 0