2021 Bloomington, Minnesota municipal election

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2021 Bloomington, Minnesota municipal election
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The 2021 Bloomington, Minnesota municipal elections were held on November 2, 2021. Three city council seats were up for election. Four seats on the school board were also up for election. This was the first election in the city to be held using ranked-choice voting, following approval by voters in a ballot question the previous year. [1]

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City council election

One at-large seat was up for election. City Council Districts III and IV were also up for election.

At-large district

One of two at-large seats on the Bloomington City Council, this seat was held by incumbent Nathan Coulter since his election in 2017. [2]

Candidates

Declared
  • Nathan Coulter, incumbent
  • Paul King, insurance company CEO and son of former mayor James M King
  • Ricardo Oliva, former school board member

Endorsements

Nathan Coulter

Organizations

Paul King

Party chapters

Ricardo Oliva

Party chapters

Results

At-Large results
Candidate
Votes%TransferVotes%
Nathan Coulter (incumbent)7,12745.97%+949 8,08456.49%
Paul King4,65330.01%+1,5426,21143.31%
Ricardo Oliva3,39421.89%-3,394Eliminated
Undervotes2901.87%-290Eliminated
Overvotes180.12%-18Eliminated
Write-ins20.14%-2Eliminated
Total Ballots Cast15,504100.00%-91414,309100.00%
Source: City of Bloomington

November 2, 2021 General Election [5]

District 3

District 3 was held by Jack Baloga since 2012. Baloga chose not to seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared
  • David Clark, pilot
  • Kevin Heinen
  • Laura Hunt
  • Lona Dallessandro, software developer [6]

Endorsements

David Clark

Organizations

Lona Dallessandro

Organizations

Results

District 3
Candidate
Votes%
Lona Dallessandro2,33251.66%
David Clark1,61735.82%
Laura Hunt2866.34%
Kevin Heinen2716.00%
Write-ins70.14%
Inactive196N/A
Total Ballots Cast4,710100.00%
Source: City of Bloomington

November 2, 2021 General Election [5]

District 4

District 4 had been held by Patrick Martin since 2018. He sought re-election.

Candidates

Declared
  • Angella M. Coil, clinical specialist [8]
  • Becky Strohmeier, PCA
  • Patrick Martin, incumbent city councilmember
  • Victor Rivas

Endorsements

Patrick Martin

Organizations

Victor Rivas

Party chapters

Results

District 4
Candidate
Votes%TransferVotes%
Patrick Martin (incumbent)1,22848.12%+791,31156.66%
Victor Rivas84633.15%+1541,00243.30%
Becky Strohmeier2098.19%-209Eliminated
Angella M. Coil1686.58%-168Eliminated
Undervotes973.80%-97Eliminated
Write-ins40.16%-310.04%
Total Ballots Cast2,552100.00%-2382,314100.00%
Source: City of Bloomington

November 2, 2021 General Election [5]

School board

Four seats on the school board were up for election. Thee incumbents were running for re-election. The four candidates with the most votes would be elected. Voters could vote for up to four candidates.

Candidates

Declared
  • Beth Beebe, incumbent
  • Dani Indovino Cawley
  • Dawn Steigauf, incumbent
  • Jeff Salovich
  • Kat Eggers
  • Marquisha Fulford
  • Matthew Dymoke
  • Natalie Marose
  • Patricia Riley
  • Tom Bennett, incumbent

Results

School board
Candidate
Votes%
Tom Bennett (Incumbent)7,87614.77%
Dawn Steigauf (Incumbent)6,93613.01%
Matthew Dymoke6,73012.62%
Beth Beebe (Incumbent)6,70212.57%
Dani Indovino Cawley5,88711.04%
Natalie Marose5,70010.69%
Jeff Salovich5,40110.13%
Marquisha Fulford4,0467.59%
Patricia Riley2,1374.01%
Kat Eggers1,7983.37%
Write-In1060.20%
Total Ballots Cast53,319100.00%
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Ranked-Choice Voting | City of Bloomington MN". www.bloomingtonmn.gov. May 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ "City Council History".
  3. 1 2 3 "2021 Endorsements | Sierra Club". www.sierraclub.org.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2021 Bloomington Candidates". SD46 GOP.
  5. 1 2 3 "Declaration of the Results of the City GeneralElection held November 2, 2021" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Election Results are in" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "2021 Endorsed Candidates – Stonewall DFL".
  8. ↑ Editor, Mike Hanks Community (October 4, 2021). "Bloomington City Council candidate profiles". hometownsource.com.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ "Patrick Martin". Run For Something.
  10. ↑ "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 271 - BLOOMINGTON".

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