2012 UEA Election Results
The official results of the 2012 UEA General Elections were announced late Friday, March 2, 2012. There were 17,661 members eligible to vote with 2,388 choosing to cast their ballots. The percentage of members voting was 13.52%.
In an uncontested race, incumbent Sue Dickey received 89% of the participating member vote and will continue as NEA Director for a three-year term.
Also successful were the following:
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Julie Seeley in her bid for Eastern Director on the UEA Board of Directors,
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Terie Maxfield in her bid for Ogden-Weber Director on the UEA Board of Directors
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Jennifer Graviet in her bid for Ogden-Weber NEA-RA Successor Delegate,
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Cathy Johnson in her bid for Wasatch Director on the UEA Board of Directors, and
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Mike Harman in his bid for Wasatch NEA-RA Successor Delegate.
The other 9 seats in this year’s UEA elections were uncontested.
Election Totals:
Statewide Offices
|
Office
|
Candidate Name
|
Count
|
Percent
|
|
NEA State Director (three-year term)
|
2388 Ballots
|
|
|
Sue Dickey
|
2144
|
89.78%
|
|
Amendment to Constitution
|
|
|
|
|
Accept
|
1940
|
81.23%
|
UniServ Offices
|
Office
|
Candidate Name
|
Count
|
Percent
|
|
Bonneville Director on the UEA Board of Directors
|
303 Ballots
|
|
|
Edward T. Sanderson
|
273
|
90.09%
|
|
|
Write-in
|
3
|
0.99%
|
|
Bonneville NEA RA Successor Delegate
|
|
|
|
|
Write-in
|
19
|
6.27%
|
|
|
|
Color Country Director on the UEA Board of Directors
|
101 Ballots
|
|
|
Peri Edwards
|
95
|
94.05%
|
|
|
Write-in
|
0
|
0%
|
|
Color Country NEA RA Successor Delegate
|
|
|
|
|
Write-in
|
4
|
3.96%
|
|
|
|
Eastern Director on the UEA Board of Directors
|
161 Ballots
|
|
|
Julie Seeley
|
79
|
49.07%
|
|
|
Mary Moulton
|
73
|
45.34%
|
|
|
Write-in
|
0 |
0% |
|
Eastern NEA-RA Successor Delegate
|
|
|
|
|
Heidi Matthews
|
153
|
95.03%
|
|
|
Write-in
|
0
|
0%
|
|
|
|
High Desert Director on the UEA Board of Directors
|
91 Ballots
|
|
|
Stuart Bailey
|
87
|
95.60%
|
|
|
Write-In
|
0
|
0%
|
|
High Desert NEA-RA Successor Delegate
|
|
|
|
|
Write-In
|
6
|
6.59%
|
|
|
|
Northern Director on the UEA Board of Directors
|
127 Ballots
|
|
|
Steve Seamons
|
119
|
93.70%
|
|
|
Write-In
|
1
|
0.78%
|
|
Northern NEA-RA Successor Delegate
|
|
|
|
|
Write-In
|
12
|
9.45%
|
|
|
|
Ogden-Weber Director on the UEA Board of Directors
|
226 Ballots
|
|
|
Debra Green
|
106
|
46.90%
|
|
|
Terie Maxfield
|
118
|
52.21%
|
|
|
Write-In
|
0
|
0%
|
|
Ogden-Weber NEA-RA Successor Delegate
|
|
|
|
|
Allison Pfister
|
102
|
45.13%
|
|
|
Jennifer Graviet
|
123
|
54.42%
|
|
|
Write-In
|
0
|
0%
|
|
|
|
Wasatch Director on the UEA Board of Directors
|
201 Ballots
|
|
|
Cathy Johnson
|
124
|
61.69%
|
|
|
Cheryl Dearing
|
69
|
34.33%
|
|
|
Write-In
|
0
|
0%
|
|
Wasatch NEA-RA Successor Delegate
|
|
|
|
|
Mike Harman
|
134
|
66.67%
|
|
|
Cheryl Dearing
|
62
|
30.85%
|
|
|
Write-In
|
1
|
0.49%
|