# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S50 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) Office/Nominee 1st Ballot 2nd Ballot 3rd Ballot 4th Ballot West-Southwest Regional Vice-President Minister of Religion—Ordained (elect 1, 3-year term) 1. Ronald D. Burcham (PSW) 2. Jonathan J. Coyne (CNH) 3. Scott R. Murray (TX) 4. Timothy D. Runtsch (RM) 5. William H. Tucker (TX) Total 1,056 12.41% (131) 3.98% (42) 58.14% (614) 16.67% (176) 8.81% (93) Regional Vice-President Ranking Minister of Religion—Ordained (elect 1) 2nd VP: Scott R. Murray (TX) 3rd VP: Nabil S. Nour (SD) 4th VP: John C. Wohlrabe, Jr. (MI) 5th VP: Daniel Preus (MO) 6th VP: Christopher S. Esget (SE) Total 2,747 52.70% (557) 52.81% (563) 55.70% (581) 54.49% (570) 45.51% (476) Office of the Secretary Minister of Religion—Ordained (elect 1, 3-year term) 1. Bart Day (MO) 2. John P. Gierke (MDS) 3. Dan P. Gilbert (NI) 4. David L. Mahsman (MO) 5. Martin R. Noland (IN) 6. Ken R. Schurb (MO) 7. John Wollenburg Sias (MT) Total 1,046 LCMS Board of Directors (At Large) Ministers of Religion—Ordained (elect 2, 6-year term) 1. Eric Ini-Obong Ekong (MI) 2. 3. Michael L. Kumm (SD) Jeffery T. Schrank (PSW) 4. George W. Lowrey, Jr. (TX) 5. M. Alan Taylor (TX) Layperson (elect 1, 6-year term) 1. Johnny “Crow” Buck (MT) 2. Ed Everts (FG) 3. R. Lee Hagan, Sr. (SO) 50 | UPON THIS ROCK 8.03% (84) 7.65% (80) 21.22% (222) 6.98% (73) 8.03% (84) 8.22% (86) 39.87% (417) (a1) Total 987 (b1) Total 1,016 21.07% (208) 39.57% (402) 48.83% (482) 19.76% (195) 23.92% (243) 4.05% (40) 3.05% (31) 6.28% (62) 33.46% (340) Total 1,082 33.09% (358) 66.91% (724) (a2) Total 1,009 (b2) Total 1,034 23.59% (238) 42.84% (443) 59.46% (600) 16.95% (171) 18.09% (187) 39.07% (404) (b3) Total 1,024 53.32% (546) 46.68% (478) 30.49% (279) 52.68% (482) 16.83% (154) “Slate of Nominees and Election Results”