# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2007_S49 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) ELECTION RESULTS ELECTION RESULTS PRESIDENT Nominating Nominating Ballots Election Ballots (1) *Gerald Kieschnick . . . .1,055 John Wohlrabe, Jr. . . . . . . .607 Wallace Schulz . . . . . . . . . .526 William Diekelman . . . . . .315 Daniel Preus . . . . . . . . . . . .145 William Hoesman . . . . . . . .139 Dale Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Herbert Mueller, Jr. . . . . . .100 Dean Wenthe . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Matthew Harrison . . . . . . . .58 Edward Balfour . . . . . . . . . .32 Raymond Hartwig . . . . . . . .30 Jacob Preus . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Dean Nadasdy . . . . . . . . . . .17 Herbert Mueller, Jr. . . . . . . .62 Eloy Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Wally Arp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Bryant Clancy . . . . . . . . . . .56 Clint Poppe . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 (2) (3) (4) 644 514 27 23 23 * Elected SECRETARY (4) VICE-PRESIDENT–FINANCE—TREASURER Layperson *Thomas Kuchta . . . . . .1,147 LCMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ordained Ministers James Fandrey . . . . . . . . . .438 Vernon Gundermann . . . . .490 *Robert Kuhn . . . . . . . . . .599 Ulmer Marshall, Jr. . . . . . .198 *Donald Muchow . . . . . . .527 Jeffrey Schrank . . . . . . . . .166 Election Ballots (1) (2) (3) 590 102 424 9 95 614 22 582 623 11 600 (4) 461 528 640 163 629 Commissioned Jonathan Laabs . . . . . . . . .526 *Kurt Senske . . . . . . . . . . .646 16 Laypersons *Walter Brantz . . . . . . . . .638 *Kermit Brashear . . . . . . .905 *Gloria Edwards . . . . . . . .710 Richard Peters . . . . . . . . . .607 Irma Pinkerton . . . . . . . . . .539 *Curtis Pohl . . . . . . . . . . . .804 BOARD BLACK MINISTRY SERVICES Nominating Ballots Ordained Ministers *Samuel Cosby . . . . . . . . .749 Bertram Lewis, Sr. . . . . . . .435 Election Ballots (1) *Paul Maier . . . . . . . . . . . .825 *Dean Nadasdy . . . . . . . . .664 David Adams . . . . . . . . . . .586 *David Buegler . . . . . . . . .547 Scott Murray . . . . . . . . . . .294 Elder McCants . . . . . . . . . .223 Lawrence Rast . . . . . . . . . .215 Glenn Huebel . . . . . . . . . . .198 Charles Mueller,Jr. . . . . . .178 *John Wohlrabe, Jr. . . . . .164 Wallace Schulz . . . . . . . . . .161 Robert King . . . . . . . . . . . .152 Thomas Zehnder . . . . . . . .133 Dean Wenthe . . . . . . . . . . .119 Daniel Preus . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Dale Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Laurence White . . . . . . . . . . 78 Edward Balfour . . . . . . . . . .70 Matthew Harrison . . . . . . . .64 (3) Ordained Ministers + Persons receiving 30 or fewer nominating votes are listed in Biographical Synopsis. OTHER VICE-PRESIDENTS (2) Philip Esala . . . . . . . . . . . .425 *Raymond L. Hartwig . . .708 David Mahsman . . . . . . . . . .64 Nominating Ballots *William Diekelman . . . . .909 Wallace Schulz . . . . . . . . . .540 John Wohlrabe, Jr. . . . . . . .480 Charles Mueller, Jr. . . . . . .234 Daniel Preus . . . . . . . . . . . .189 Paul Maier . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Herbert Mueller, Jr. . . . . . . .69 William Hoesman . . . . . . . . .65 Matthew Harrison . . . . . . . .57 David Adams . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Edward Balfour . . . . . . . . . .54 Dale Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Dean Nadasdy . . . . . . . . . . .46 Gerald Kieschnick . . . . . . . .39 Dean Wenthe . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Election Ballots (1) + Persons receiving 15 or fewer nominating votes are listed in Biographical Synopsis. FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT 62 265 42 81 32 675 541 280 459 185 158 90 55 273 561 395 (D) (D) 152 281 (D) (D) 39 221 (2) (3) Commissioned Ministers (4) *Jonathan Cleveland . . . .579 Emily Carder . . . . . . . . . . .427 Jeffrey Howell . . . . . . . . . .175 666 515 593 661 497 Laypersons *Ceretha Cartwright . . . .525 Annette Gard . . . . . . . . . . .508 Karen Wiggins . . . . . . . . . .153 642 535 BOARD FOR COMMUNICATION SERVICES 685 563 Ordained Ministers David Albertin . . . . . . . . . .140 *John Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . .437 David Fleming . . . . . . . . . .322 David Kluth . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Glenn Zander . . . . . . . . . . .141 528 701 438 Commissioned Ministers David Bangert . . . . . . . . . .562 *David Berger . . . . . . . . . .630 49 2007 Convention Proceedings