Two questions. I'm comparing the Twitter feed for some of this.
1. Why are there only like 900 total votes in most of these? Are over half the delegates missing?
2. Is Male/Female an important distinction? The only noted United List candidate that lost (and convincingly) was a male (Paul) up against a female (Janis), unless I'm reading names wrong?
Question 2 is one that I've thought of on occasion. Thinking back on elections over the past three District Conventions, I've noticed that female candidates tend to have a better winning percentage than male candidates. This was particularly noticeable in elections with no incumbents.
Anecdotal evidence related by some delegates that I've spoken to is that they showed a bias toward female candidates in elections where the option was open. Given that all ordained seats in LCMS elections can be held only by men, this was seen as a way of adding other perspectives to governing boards.
How true that might be for delegates and how many delegates are thinking that way, I don't know. But that thought has been expressed. Looking at the results of Tuesday afternoon voting, it may be that some others across the Synod may hold to that idea. The Graumann/Millar election to the CHI Board, that may be one where this was a factor.
That said, I don't know how much that played into the McDaniels/Techau election on the National Board for Mission. I know both of them well and believe both were highly qualified for that office: Janis was a member of my vicarage congregation and I've served on an RSO Board involved with urban missions with Paul. Janis has served in multiple LWML leadership capacities, which probably made her a bit more well known and definitely showed mission credentials.
