2019 Bloomington, Minnesota municipal election

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2019 Bloomington, Minnesota municipal election
 2017November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05) 2021  

The 2019 Bloomington, Minnesota municipal elections were held on 5 November 2019. Bloomington's mayor was up for election, and three city council seats. There was also one ballot question, relating to the sale of alcohol. All elections were held by the first past the post system.

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Mayor

Incumbent Gene Winstead was not seeking re-election to what would be his sixth term.

Candidates

Filed

Results

Mayor results
Candidate
Votes%
Tim Busse9,95555.74%
Ryan Kulka7,86844.06%
Write-ins360.20%
Total active votes17,859100.00
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State [1]

City Council

One At-Large seat was up for election, as were districts I and II were up for election.

At-Large

Incumbent Tim Busse was not seeking re-election, and was running for mayor.

Candidates

Filed

  • Brian Clemens, business owner
  • Jenna Carter, Bloomington Housing Coalition member

Results

At-Large
Candidate
Votes%
Jenna Carter10,718 61.75%
Brian Clemens6,61438.11%
Write-ins240.14%
Total active votes17,356100.00
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State [1]

District I

Incumbent Dwayne Lowman was seeking re-election.

Candidates

Filed

  • Dwayne Lowman, incumbent
  • Al Noard

Results

District I
Candidate
Votes%
Dawyne Lowman (Incumbent)2,52156.84%
Al Noard1,90342.91%
Write-ins110.25%
Total active votes4,435100.00
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State [1]

District II

Incumbent Shawn Nelson was seeking re-election.

Candidates

Filed

  • Shawn Nelson, incumbent
  • Susan ‘Hofmeister’ Woodruff

Results

District II
Candidate
Votes%
Shawn Nelson (Incumbent)3,05063.95%
Susan ‘Hofmeister’ Woodruff1,70435.73%
Write-ins150.31%
Total active votes4,769100.00
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State [1]

Ballot Question

Question

'Shall the Bloomington City Charter be amended to delete Section 12.12, which would allow the City Council to adopt ordinances authorizing additional types of places to serve and sell alcohol in the City?'

Ballot Question
Candidate
Votes%
Yes13,60277.27%
No4,00222.73%
Total active votes17,604100.00
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Minnesota Secretary of State".