Morgan County REA’s 89th Annual Meeting took place by phone call on Tuesday, March 17 at 6 p.m., allowing members to participate from anywhere. While the meeting was conducted by phone, Morgan County REA’s 2026 director election took place entirely by mail-in ballot.
Each member was mailed their ballot the first week of February, which included a return envelope and instructions on how to cast a vote for director seats. Ballots were to be returned to MCREA headquarters by mail or in-person, with the option of bringing it to MCREA’s lobby or placing it in the secure payment box located in front of the office. As per state law, once a ballot had been received, that member was not allowed to change their vote.
All ballots were to be received at MCREA headquarters on or before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2026.
The ballots were counted by the member election committee the following day, and election results were announced during MCREA's Annual Meeting phone call on March 17, 2026.
Meet Your Directors
District I
Tim Peggram- 401 votes
District II
David Arndt- 200 votes
Douglas Wulf- 112 votes
Derek Gerken- 136 votes
District III
Terry Linker- 408 votes
Morgan County REA's District Map
For the purpose of electing directors, the territory served by the Cooperative is hereby divided into three separate districts designated as Districts 1, 2, and 3. District No. 1 shall include all territory lying west of a north and south line drawn through the center of Range 59; District No. 2 shall include all territory lying east of a north south line drawn through the center of Range 59, extending to and including all of Range 58 and 57; District No. 3 shall include all territory lying east of the easterly boundary line of Range 57. There shall be elected from each of the aforesaid districts three directors in the manner hereinafter set forth.
If you have any questions as to which district you are in, please don't hesitate to call the office at 970-867-5688.
Nomination & Election Process
Nominating petitions for the Morgan County REA Board of Directors were available in the MCREA office beginning Monday, December 29, 2025, and had to be returned to Morgan County REA by Friday, January 16, 2026. These dates comply with electric cooperative election regulations set forth by state law.
The complete MCREA board policy dealing with the nominating, balloting, and election of directors can be picked up at 734 Barlow Rd. in Fort Morgan or viewed here.
Ballots were mailed to members in early February, and were be returned to MCREA headquarters on or before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2026. The ballots were counted by the member elections committee the following day, and election results were announced during the MCREA Annual Meeting, which took place by phone call on March 17, 2026, at 6 p.m.