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Wayzata Public Schools elections (2015)

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2015 Wayzata Public Schools Elections

General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Minnesota
Wayzata Public Schools
Hennepin County, Minnesota ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Minnesota
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Four seats on the Wayzata Public Schools School Board were up for general election on November 3, 2015.

The seats of incumbents Linda Cohen, Jay Hesby, Carter Peterson and Cheryl Polzin were up for election.[1] Cohen and Polzin faced challengers Erik Brown, David Craig, Bonita Lucky and Bindu Moram for the four at-large seats. Cohen, Polzin, Brown and Lucky won the four seats.

Neither Hesby nor Peterson filed to run for re-election.

About the district

See also: Wayzata Public Schools, Minnesota
Wayzata Public Schools is located in Hennepin County, Minn.

Wayzata Public Schools is located in east-central Minnesota in Hennepin County. The county seat is Minneapolis. This county was home to 1,152,425 residents in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Wayzata Public Schools was the 13th-largest school district in Minnesota and served 10,654 students.[3]

Demographics

Hennepin County outperformed the rest of Minnesota in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 45.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 32.6 percent for Minnesota as a whole. The median household income in Hennepin County was $64,403, compared to $59,836 for the state of Minnesota. The poverty rate was 12.8 percent, compared to 11.5 percent for the entire state.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Hennepin County (%) Minnesota (%)
White 76.4 86.2
Black or African American 12.4 5.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2 1.3
Asian 6.9 4.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 3.1 2.3
Hispanic or Latino 6.8 5.0

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Hennepin County[4]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 423,982 240,073
2008 420,958 231,054
2004 383,841 255,133
2000 307,599 225,657

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Voter and candidate information

The Wayzata School Board consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. Four seats were up for election in 2015.[1]

School board candidates had to file nomination documents during the candidate filing period, which began on July 28, 2015, and ended on August 11, 2015. The deadline for candidates to withdraw was August 13, 2015.[5]

Elections

2015

Candidates

At-large
Linda Cohen Green check mark transparent.png Cheryl Polzin Green check mark transparent.png Erik Brown Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • B.A., Wellesley College
  • M.A., Harvard University
  • Ph.D., the University of Minnesota
  • Regent, the University of Minnesota's Board of Regents
  • Retired psychologist

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  • Incumbent
  • B.S., the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point

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  • B.A., the University of St. Thomas
  • MBA, the University of St. Thomas
  • Chief financial officer, Aaron Carlson Corporation
David Craig Bonita Lucky Green check mark transparent.png Bindu Moram

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  • B.S., the U.S. Military Academy
  • M.S., George Washington University
  • Database administrator, Wells Fargo

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  • B.F.A., Winthrop University
  • M.S., Nova Southeastern University
  • Human resources manager, Cargill

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Election results

Wayzata Public Schools, At-Large, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Linda Cohen Incumbent 24.1% 1,364
Green check mark transparent.png Cheryl Polzin Incumbent 23.1% 1,306
Green check mark transparent.png Erik Brown 19.9% 1,128
Green check mark transparent.png Bonita Lucky 12.9% 728
David Craig 11.5% 653
Bindu Moram 8.0% 451
Write-in votes 0.51% 29
Total Votes 5,659
Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Local Results in Hennepin County," accessed November 4, 2015
These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us.

Endorsements

None of the candidates received endorsements in this election.

Campaign finance

Candidates received a total of $50.00 and spent a total of $1,157.04 during the election, according to the Wayzata Public Schools administration.[6]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Linda Cohen $50.00 $1,157.04 -$1,107.04
Cheryl Polzin $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Erik Brown $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
David Craig $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Bonita Lucky $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Bindu Moram $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Wayzata Public Schools election in 2015:[5]

Deadline Event
July 28, 2015 First day for candidates to file nomination documents
August 11, 2015 Last day for candidates to file nomination documents
August 13, 2015 Last day for candidates to withdraw
November 3, 2015 Election Day

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Minnesota elections, 2015

This election did not share the ballot with other elections.[7]

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See also

Wayzata Public Schools Minnesota School Boards
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