IBT International Officer Election Announcement of Final Ballot Tabulation Results.ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Office of the Election Supervisor completed the count of all ballots BALLOTS - Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operations Using a Time-Sharing System returned by members eligible to vote in the election of the Teamsters Union Teamsters Union, U.S. labor union formed in 1903 by the amalgamation of the Team Drivers International Union and the Teamsters National Union. Its full name is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America (IBT). In 2005 the union had 1.4 million members; the majority of its members are truck drivers. International Officers. 272,820 ballots were counted from members of 713 Local Unions in the United States and Canada. This report includes the number of challenged ballots logged in each of the officer contests. There is no need to resolve any of the challenged ballots because the margin of victory exceeds the number of challenged ballots for each contest. Rules for the 2005-2006 IBT International Union Delegate and Officer Election, Article IV, * 9. This announcement is made under Article XIII, * 3(a)(2) of the Rules. [TABLE OMITTED] Candidate Tallies GENERAL PRESIDENT LAST 24 HOURS, THROUGH COMPLETION, 11/18/06 TOTAL James P. Hoffa 45,272 174,963 Tom Leedham 19,812 92,444 18,434 challenged ballots were logged in the contest for General President. The margin of victory between the candidates is 82,519 votes. [TABLE OMITTED] 18,434 challenged ballots were logged in the contest for General Secretary-Treasurer. The margin of victory between the candidates is 76,138 votes. AT-LARGE VICE-PRESIDENT LAST 24 HOURS, THROUGH COMPLETION, 11/18/06 TOTAL George Tedeschi 43,066 166,358 Randy Cammack 43,007 165,723 Fred Gegare 42,442 164,005 Carroll Haynes 43,561 168,216 Fred Simpson 42,948 166,315 Fredrick Potter 42,545 164,175 Ken Hall 43,495 168,768 Dan Scott 19,057 89,009 Scott Webber 18,938 89,014 Chris Roos 18,368 86,153 Eunice Rodriguez 19,119 87,761 John Thyer 18,137 85,775 Ed Michael 18,418 86,922 Kevin McNiff 18,489 86,878 Dotty Malinsky 2,844 10,301 18,434 challenged ballots were logged in the contest for Vice-President At-Large. The margin of victory between candidate Fred Gegare, who has the 7th highest vote total and candidate Scott Webber, who has the 8th highest vote total, is 74,991 votes. [TABLE OMITTED] 4,867 challenged ballots were logged in the contest for Eastern Region Vice-President. The margin of victory between candidate Frank Gillen, who has the 4th highest vote total and candidate Don Di Leo, who has the 5th highest vote total, is 45,702 votes. [TABLE OMITTED] 5,642 challenged ballots were logged in the contest for Central Region Vice-President. The margin of victory between candidate John Coli, who has the 5th highest vote total and candidate Mark Huckleberry, who has the 6th highest vote total, is 18,771 votes. [TABLE OMITTED] 1,614 challenged ballots were logged in the contest for Southern Region Vice-President. The margin of victory between candidate Tyson Johnson, who has the 2nd highest vote total and candidate Toni Jackson, who has the 3rd highest vote total, is 3,697 votes. INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE LAST 24 HOURS, THROUGH COMPLETION, 11/18/06 TOTAL Franklin Gallegos 45,181 172,823 Henry Perry 45,799 176,841 Ferline Buie 44,375 170,423 Doris Cash 21,137 96,517 18,434 challenged ballots were logged in the contest for International Trustee. The margin of victory between candidate Ferline Buie, who has the 3rd highest vote total and candidate Doris Cash, who has the 4th highest vote total, is 73,906 votes. |
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