Members completed the 2026 annual election, electing all three incumbents on the Board of Trustees and approving two proposed Bylaw amendments.
Flathead Electric Cooperative members completed the 2026 annual election, electing all three incumbents on the Board of Trustees and approving two proposed Bylaw amendments.
The Co-op’s annual election opened April 17 and closed May 15 with a total of 4,817 ballots cast this year. Of those ballots cast, 2,662 were paper ballots and 2,155 were submitted online.
Running unopposed, incumbent Trustees Duane Braaten (District 6 – West Valley, Kila and Ashley Lake) and Terry Crooks (District 9 – Libby) were re-elected to continue serving on the Co-op’s Board. Also running unopposed, Preston Lowe (District 8 – Bigfork) was elected after being appointed to the Board in December 2025 to fill a vacancy. Each Trustee is elected to serve a three-year term.
The Board of Trustees voted to retain Stacey Schnebel as president and Steve Streich as vice president, and to name John Sliney as secretary/treasurer. Read the full report here.
