Report of the Committee on Elections

First Report of the Elections Committee

The Committee on Elections reports on the general ballot as follows:

• Synod Council, Mon Valley Conference clergy – 99 legal votes cast with 50 votes needed for election – Mary Sanders 52, Tony Setley 47.
• Synod Council, Ohio/Kanawha Conference laity – 97 legal votes cast with 49 needed for election – Vivian Grate 51, Ernie Miller 46.
• Synod Council, Upper Ohio Valley Laity – 91 legal votes cast with 46 needed for election – Marilyn Jacobs 47, Alice Tribett 44.
• Synod Council at Large Laity – 95 legal votes cast with 48 needed for election – Bruce Dalton 54 and Doug Hovatte 41.
• Synod Council Youth – 95 legal votes cast with 48 needed for election – Evan Holbert 95.
• Synod Council Young Adult – 94 legal votes cast with 47 needed for election – Mackenzie Rice 89 and Abbie Spray (write in) 5.
• Consultation Committee/ Clergy – 96 legal votes cast with 48 needed for election – Rev. Tom Darr 39 and Rev. Sherry Miller 57.
• Consultation Committee/Laity – 96 legal votes cast with 48 needed for election – Darla Stemple 37 and Nancy Weeks 59.
• Discipline Committee/Clergy/ – 97 legal votes cast with 49 needed for election – Rev. Paul Schafer 69 and Rev. Daniel Collins 28.
• Discipline Committee/laity/female – 96 legal votes cast with 48 needed for election – Sue Hoffman 52 and Cindy Murphy 44.
• Discipline Committee/Laity/male – 92 legal votes cast with 46 needed for election – Richard Niehaus 63 and Richard Stickler 29.
• Churchwide Assembly/clergy – 97 legal votes cast with 49 needed for election – Rev. Ruth Bullwinkle 74 and Rev. Daniel Collins 23.
• Churchwide Assembly/laity/male – 98 legal votes cast with 49 needed for election – A.J. Beckett 60 and Bruce Dalton 38.
• Churchwide Assembly/youth/young adult – 98 legal votes cast with 49 needed for election – Laurel Muhly-Alexander 74 and A.J. Beckett 24.
• Churchwide Assembly/person of color or language other than English – 94 legal votes cast with 47 needed for election — Rev. Amelia Collins 93 and Rev. Ben Erzkus (write in) 1.
• Church Council of the ELCA/clergy (vote for 2) – 97 legal votes cast with 49 needed for election – Rev. Daniel Collins 68 and Rev. Rick Egtvedt 66.

Second Report of the Elections Committee

The Committee on Elections reports on the general ballot as follows:

• Synod Council/Potomac Conference/laity – 96 legal votes cast with 48 needed for election – Rick Losh 52 and Patricia Anzalone 44.

Submitted,
The Andrea Brock, Chair