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Minneapolis Public Schools elections

Filing deadline
June 2, 2020
Primary date
August 11, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
36,357 students

Four seats on the Minneapolis Public Schools school board in Minnesota were up for general election on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was June 2, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Minnesota modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: The absentee/mail-in ballot postmark deadline was extended to November 3, 2020; the receipt deadline was extended to November 10, 2020. The witness requirement for absentee/mail-in ballots was suspended.
  • Candidate filing procedures: General election candidates were allowed to submit filing forms and petitions electronically.

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Candidates and results

At-large

General election

General election for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Kim Ellison defeated Michael Dueñes in the general election for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Ellison
Kim Ellison (Nonpartisan)
 
61.3
 
114,821
Image of Michael Dueñes
Michael Dueñes (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
38.1
 
71,421
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
1,047

Total votes: 187,289
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large

Incumbent Kim Ellison and Michael Dueñes defeated Lynne Crockett, Doug Mann, and William Awe in the primary for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Ellison
Kim Ellison (Nonpartisan)
 
57.6
 
60,667
Image of Michael Dueñes
Michael Dueñes (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
24.2
 
25,497
Lynne Crockett (Nonpartisan)
 
11.6
 
12,260
Image of Doug Mann
Doug Mann (Nonpartisan)
 
5.0
 
5,267
William Awe (Nonpartisan)
 
1.5
 
1,621

Total votes: 105,312
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District 2

General election

General election for Minneapolis Board of Education District 2

Sharon El-Amin defeated incumbent KerryJo Felder in the general election for Minneapolis Board of Education District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharon El-Amin
Sharon El-Amin (Nonpartisan)
 
54.9
 
13,579
Image of KerryJo Felder
KerryJo Felder (Nonpartisan)
 
44.5
 
11,010
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
150

Total votes: 24,739
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent KerryJo Felder and Sharon El-Amin advanced from the primary for Minneapolis Board of Education District 2.

District 4

General election

General election for Minneapolis Board of Education District 4

Adriana Cerrillo defeated Christa Mims in the general election for Minneapolis Board of Education District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Adriana Cerrillo (Nonpartisan)
 
50.1
 
15,935
Christa Mims (Nonpartisan)
 
49.1
 
15,623
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
274

Total votes: 31,832
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Minneapolis Board of Education District 4

Christa Mims and Adriana Cerrillo defeated Ken Shain in the primary for Minneapolis Board of Education District 4 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Christa Mims (Nonpartisan)
 
44.4
 
7,838
Adriana Cerrillo (Nonpartisan)
 
38.3
 
6,768
Ken Shain (Nonpartisan)
 
17.3
 
3,061

Total votes: 17,667
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District 6

General election

General election for Minneapolis Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Ira Jourdain won election in the general election for Minneapolis Board of Education District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ira Jourdain
Ira Jourdain (Nonpartisan)
 
98.0
 
25,060
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0
 
520

Total votes: 25,580
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ira Jourdain advanced from the primary for Minneapolis Board of Education District 6.

Additional elections on the ballot

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About the district

See also: Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota

Minneapolis Public Schools is located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The district served 36,357 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[1]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Nineteen of 87 Minnesota counties—21.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Beltrami County, Minnesota 9.72% 9.89% 10.15%
Blue Earth County, Minnesota 3.69% 9.48% 12.95%
Chippewa County, Minnesota 28.70% 1.87% 5.87%
Clay County, Minnesota 1.95% 7.92% 16.02%
Fillmore County, Minnesota 21.70% 7.34% 8.26%
Freeborn County, Minnesota 17.24% 14.11% 17.13%
Houston County, Minnesota 13.87% 3.16% 10.69%
Itasca County, Minnesota 16.35% 9.83% 12.92%
Kittson County, Minnesota 22.05% 6.03% 18.54%
Koochiching County, Minnesota 19.85% 9.45% 10.10%
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota 25.60% 0.90% 5.92%
Mahnomen County, Minnesota 2.92% 18.56% 25.31%
Mower County, Minnesota 7.82% 22.61% 23.61%
Nicollet County, Minnesota 3.04% 7.83% 10.52%
Norman County, Minnesota 13.34% 10.79% 26.94%
Rice County, Minnesota 3.06% 8.27% 11.50%
Swift County, Minnesota 25.57% 9.83% 13.79%
Traverse County, Minnesota 23.30% 4.44% 5.41%
Winona County, Minnesota 2.90% 12.85% 19.09%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Minnesota with 46.4 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1860 and 2016, Minnesota voted Republican 50 percent of the time and Democratic 47.5 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Minnesota voted Democratic all five times.[2]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Minnesota. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 68 out of 134 state House districts in Minnesota with an average margin of victory of 27.6 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 62 out of 134 state House districts in Minnesota with an average margin of victory of 30.4 points. Clinton won 12 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 66 out of 134 state House districts in Minnesota with an average margin of victory of 12.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 72 out of 134 state House districts in Minnesota with an average margin of victory of 23.8 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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