Marcus Coenen
Marcus Coenen ran for election for an at-large seat of the Des Moines Public Schools school board in Iowa. Coenen lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Des Moines Public Schools, Iowa, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Des Moines Public Schools School Board At-large (2 seats)
Sara Hopkins and incumbent Maria Alonzo defeated Marcus Coenen in the general election for Des Moines Public Schools School Board At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sara Hopkins (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 16,633 | |
| ✔ | Maria Alonzo (Nonpartisan) | 38.3 | 16,547 | |
| Marcus Coenen (Nonpartisan) | 21.3 | 9,219 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 842 | ||
| Total votes: 43,241 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Coenen in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Des Moines, Iowa (2021)
General election
General election for Des Moines City Council Ward I
Indira Dixon Sheumaker defeated incumbent Bill Gray and Marcus Coenen in the general election for Des Moines City Council Ward I on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Indira Dixon Sheumaker (Nonpartisan) | 46.4 | 2,502 | |
| Bill Gray (Nonpartisan) | 36.3 | 1,960 | ||
| Marcus Coenen (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 908 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 5,397 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2021
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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