2021 Bloomington, Minnesota municipal election
November 2, 2021
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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]
City council election
One at-large seat was up for election. City Council Districts III and IV were also up for election.
At-large
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
Organizations
Party chapters
- Senate District 46 Republicans (co-endorsement with Oliva)[4]
Party chapters
- Senate District 46 Republicans (co-endorsement with King)[4]
Results
| At-large results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | |||||
| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | |
| Nathan Coulter (incumbent) | 7,127 | 45.97 | +949 | 8,084 | 56.49 |
| Paul King | 4,653 | 30.01 | +1,542 | 6,211 | 43.31 |
| Ricardo Oliva | 3,394 | 21.89 | -3,394 | Eliminated | |
| Undervotes | 290 | 1.87 | -290 | Eliminated | |
| Overvotes | 18 | 0.12 | -18 | Eliminated | |
| Write-ins | 2 | 0.14 | -2 | Eliminated | |
| Total Ballots Cast | 15,504 | 100.00 | -914 | 14,309 | 100.00 |
| Source: City of Bloomington
November 2, 2021 General Election[5] | |||||
District III
District III 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
Organizations
- Senate District 46 Republicans[4]
Organizations
Results
| District III results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Votes | % | |
| Lona Dallessandro | 2,332 | 51.66 |
| David Clark | 1,617 | 35.82 |
| Laura Hunt | 286 | 6.34 |
| Kevin Heinen | 271 | 6.00 |
| Write-ins | 7 | 0.14 |
| Inactive | 196 | N/A |
| Total Ballots Cast | 4,710 | 100.00 |
| Source: City of Bloomington
November 2, 2021 General Election[5] | ||
District IV
District IV 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
Organizations
Party chapters
- Senate District 46 Republicans[4]
Results
| District IV results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | |||||
| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | |
| Patrick Martin (incumbent) | 1,228 | 48.12 | +79 | 1,311 | 56.66 |
| Victor Rivas | 846 | 33.15 | +154 | 1,002 | 43.30 |
| Becky Strohmeier | 209 | 8.19 | -209 | Eliminated | |
| Angella M. Coil | 168 | 6.58 | -168 | Eliminated | |
| Undervotes | 97 | 3.80 | -97 | Eliminated | |
| Write-ins | 4 | 0.16 | -3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total Ballots Cast | 2,552 | 100.00 | -238 | 2,314 | 100.00 |
| 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) | 7,876 | 14.77 |
| Dawn Steigauf (incumbent) | 6,936 | 13.01 |
| Matthew Dymoke | 6,730 | 12.62 |
| Beth Beebe (incumbent) | 6,702 | 12.57 |
| Dani Indovino Cawley | 5,887 | 11.04 |
| Natalie Marose | 5,700 | 10.69 |
| Jeff Salovich | 5,401 | 10.13 |
| Marquisha Fulford | 4,046 | 7.59 |
| Patricia Riley | 2,137 | 4.01 |
| Kat Eggers | 1,798 | 3.37 |
| Write-ins | 106 | 0.20 |
| Total Ballots Cast | 53,319 | 100.00 |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[10] | ||
References
- ^ "Ranked-Choice Voting | City of Bloomington MN". www.bloomingtonmn.gov. May 8, 2020.
- ^ "City Council History".
- ^ a b c "2021 Endorsements | Sierra Club". www.sierraclub.org.
- ^ a b c d "2021 Bloomington Candidates". SD46 GOP.
- ^ a b c "Declaration of the Results of the City GeneralElection held November 2, 2021" (PDF).
- ^ "Election Results are in" (PDF).
- ^ "2021 Endorsed Candidates – Stonewall DFL".
- ^ Hanks, Mike (October 4, 2021). "Bloomington City Council candidate profiles". hometownsource.com.
- ^ "Patrick Martin". Run For Something.
- ^ "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 271 - BLOOMINGTON".