Rebecca Gagnon

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Rebecca Gagnon

Prior offices

Minneapolis Board of Education At-large

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Last election

November 6, 2018

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Rebecca Gagnon was an at-large member of the Minneapolis Board of Education in Minnesota. She assumed office in 2010. She left office in 2018.

Gagnon ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Minneapolis Board of Education in Minnesota. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Minneapolis Public Schools elections (2018)

General election

General election for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

Kimberly Caprini and Josh Pauly defeated incumbent Rebecca Gagnon and Sharon El-Amin in the general election for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly Caprini (Nonpartisan)	33.6	86,741
✔		Josh Pauly (Nonpartisan)	28.7	73,996
		Rebecca Gagnon (Nonpartisan)	18.8	48,564
		Sharon El-Amin (Nonpartisan)	18.2	47,000
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,552

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,853 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

Kimberly Caprini, incumbent Rebecca Gagnon, Josh Pauly, and Sharon El-Amin defeated Doug Mann in the primary for Minneapolis Board of Education At-large on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly Caprini (Nonpartisan)	29.9	36,113
✔		Rebecca Gagnon (Nonpartisan)	21.8	26,390
✔		Josh Pauly (Nonpartisan)	20.7	25,071
✔		Sharon El-Amin (Nonpartisan)	20.6	24,912
		Doug Mann (Nonpartisan)	6.9	8,355

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 120,841
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2014

See also: Minneapolis Public Schools elections (2014)

The election in Minneapolis featured five seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. The primary election was held on August 12, 2014. Incumbent Rebecca Gagnon ran against six challengers to retain her at-large seat. Two newcomers, Nelson Inz and Jay Larson, competed for the District 5 seat. District 1 incumbent Jenny Arneson and District 3 newcomer Siad Ali ran unopposed to win their seats. In addition to Arneson and Ali, Gagnon and challenger Don Samuels won the two at-large seats, and Inz won the District 5 seat.

Results

General election

Minneapolis Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Rebecca Gagnon Incumbent	33.6%	56,901
	Nonpartisan	Don Samuels	28.5%	48,280
	Nonpartisan	Iris Altamirano	26.1%	44,213
	Nonpartisan	Ira Jourdain	11.1%	18,808
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.8%	1,357
Total Votes				169,559
Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 1 - Minneapolis," accessed November 5, 2014

Primary election

Minneapolis Public Schools, At-Large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Rebecca Gagnon Incumbent	30.9%	11,888
	Nonpartisan	Don Samuels	27.5%	10,562
	Nonpartisan	Iris Altamirano	22.5%	8,661
	Nonpartisan	Ira Jourdain	5.9%	2,249
	Nonpartisan	Doug Mann	5.7%	2,199
	Nonpartisan	Soren Christian Sorensen	4.5%	1,727
	Nonpartisan	Andrew Minck	2.9%	1,132
Total Votes				38,418
Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 1 - Minneapolis," accessed August 12, 2014

Funding

Gagnon reported $22,284.11 in contributions and $25,430.47 in expenditures during the election according to the Hennepin County Elections office, which left her with $908.61 on hand due to $4,054.97 in leftover funds from her previous campaign.

Endorsements

Gagnon received endorsements from the Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), womenwinning and multiple state and local officials listed here.

2010

General election

Minneapolis Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Richard Mammen	30.8%	39,047
	Nonpartisan	Rebecca Gagnon	25.5%	32,349
	Nonpartisan	Chanda Smith Baker	24.6%	31,181
	Nonpartisan	T. Williams Incumbent	18%	22,889
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.1%	1,368
Total Votes				126,834
Source: Hennepin County Elections, "Election results," accessed August 1, 2014

Primary election

Minneapolis Public Schools, At-Large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Richard Mammen	21.7%	12,699
	Nonpartisan	Rebecca Gagnon	14.4%	8,449
	Nonpartisan	Chanda Smith Baker	14.2%	8,296
	Nonpartisan	T. Williams Incumbent	12.5%	7,313
	Nonpartisan	Mohammed Noor	10.6%	6,222
	Nonpartisan	Shirlynn Lachapelle	7.8%	4,559
	Nonpartisan	Doug Mann	6.7%	3,941
	Nonpartisan	James Everett	5.5%	3,194
	Nonpartisan	Steven C. Lasley	4.5%	2,625
	Nonpartisan	R.E. Velner	2.2%	1,261
Total Votes				58,559
Source: Hennepin County Elections, "Election results," accessed August 1, 2014

See also

• Minneapolis Public Schools, Minnesota
• Minneapolis Public Schools elections (2014)
• Minneapolis Public Schools elections (2018)

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