LCMS President and VP Nomination Results Released

You've heard the phrase "the handwriting is on the wall".... I've been told no Synod President has ever won without receiving a majority of the nominations.


As reported today by The Reporter Online:

Official Notice
Nominations for President and Vice-Presidents

The nominations process for the offices of President, First Vice-President, and other vice-presidents of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod has been completed.

Of those receiving the highest number of nominating votes for the office of President, the following have given their consent to serve if elected:

Matthew Harrison -- 1,332

Gerald Kieschnick -- 755

Herbert Mueller Jr. -- 503

Carl Fickenscher II -- 5

Daniel Gard -- 3

Of those receiving the highest number of nominating votes for the office of First Vice-President, the following have given their consent to serve if elected:



Herbert Mueller Jr. -- 809

Matthew Harrison -- 728

William Diekelman -- 244

Wallace Schulz -- 240

Jeffery Schrank -- 112


Of those receiving the highest number of nominating votes for the offices of vice-presidents two through five, the following have given their consent to serve if elected:

John Wohlrabe Jr. -- 800

David Adams -- 682

Daniel Preus -- 488

Paul Maier -- 481

Scott Murray -- 436

Dean Nadasdy -- 435

David Buegler -- 353

Herbert Mueller Jr. -- 195

Carl Fickenscher II -- 161

Wallace Schulz -- 159

Victor Belton -- 134

Luther Brunette -- 74

Matthew Harrison -- 45

Lawrence Rast -- 44

Dean Wenthe -- 42

Harold Senkbeil -- 36

Clint Poppe -- 35

John Pless -- 34

Jacob Preus -- 32

Daniel Gard -- 30

HT: The Rev. Matthew Harrison for LCMS President in 2010 website