That's a surprising outcome from Thursday's Screen Actors Guild election. The moderate faction, known as Unite for Strength, garnered victory when its candidate, veteran character actor Ken Howard, won the presidential contest. Howard soundly defeated his principal challenger, Anne-Marie Johnson, representing the Membership First group that took control of the union four years ago. In addition, Unite for Strength won four additional seats on the 69-member national board, and 17 of the 22 seats for alternate board members in Hollywood who serve on the national board when regulars can't attend. But Unite for Strength's chief spokesman, Ned Vaughn, lost his position as an alternate board member. Part of the reason might be that in SAG elections, perhaps more than any other guild, name recognition counts. The top vote-getters also happened to be famous actors, such as Ed Harris, Martin Sheen and Ed Asner -- all from the Membership First ticket. Like many working actors, Vaughn, despite nearly 60 credits to his name and having appeared in 'Cane,' 'Commander in Chief' and '24,' isn't exactly a household name. Several other lesser-known actors got elected to the board, but Vaughn was targeted by opponents because of his high profile role in 2008 in staging a boardroom coup against the former leadership. One anonymous e-mail urged SAG members to vote for anyone except Ned Vaughn. Johnson also singled out Vaughn in her campaign. Vaughn took the loss in stride, saying he'd have more time now to spend with his family. 'It's about a movement, not any individual,' he said. 'I'll continue to be in the mix.' 