The results of the first ballot in the election for Twelfth Bishop of New Jersey

Diocese of New Jersey – Election of XII Bishop — Ballot 1

The report on the results of Ballot No 1. Note that numbers are listed in the randomized order that they appear on the ballot.

Name	Total Clergy	Total Lay	Total Votes
The Rev. Canon Melissa M. Skelton	27	67	94
The Rev. Canon Donald J. Muller	27	41	68
The Rev. Martha Sylvia Ovalle Vásquez	16	47	63
The Very Rev. René R. John	17	15	32
The Rev. Canon William H. Stokes	37	58	95
The Rev. Dr. Joan E. Beilstein	24	26	50
The Rev. Canon Dr. Francisco Pozo	7	17	24
The Rev. David Anderson	12	38	50
The Rev. Dr. Allen F. Robinson	26	68	94
Voids:	0	1

Clergy votes cast = 193 (clergy majority = 97)

Lay votes cast = 377 (laity majority = 189)

For an election of bishop a majority is required in both the order of laity and the order of clergy.