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The following charts show the total number of school board races and candidates covered by Ballotpedia each year since 2023.
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The following charts show the total number of school board races and candidates covered by Ballotpedia each year since 2023. {{State school board component ultralocal explainer}}


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==Election data analysis==
===Analysis===
::''[[School board election data analysis, 2025]]''
:''See also: [[School board election data analysis, 2025]]''
 
The following analysis includes school districts that overlap with the nation's [[Largest cities in the United States by population|100 largest cities]] or that are among the nation's [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|200 largest school districts]] and for which Ballotpedia provides [[Elections editorial approach|comprehensive coverage]].
The following analysis includes school districts that overlap with the nation's [[Largest cities in the United States by population|100 largest cities]] or that are among the nation's [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|200 largest school districts]] and for which Ballotpedia provides [[Elections editorial approach|comprehensive coverage]].


Ballotpedia covered school board elections for three seats in one school district in Minnesota in 2025. Below are some statistics about what happened in those elections. To read the full report on school board election analysis across the country in 2025, [[School board election data analysis, 2025|click here]].
Of those districts, one Minnesota school district held elections for three seats in 2025. Below are some statistics about what happened in those elections. To read the full report on school board election analysis across the country in 2025, [[School board election data analysis, 2025|click here]].
*6 candidates ran for election, an average of 2.0 candidates per seat.
*6 candidates ran for election, an average of 2.0 candidates per seat.
*100% of school board incumbents ran for re-election, leaving 0% of the seats open for newcomers.
*100% of school board incumbents ran for re-election, leaving 0% of the seats open for newcomers.

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School board elections in the largest cities and school districts

Ballotpedia covers tens of thousands of school board elections across the United States each year. This page contains links to this state's school districts where Ballotpedia is covering elections in 2026. The following table lists districts that overlap with the nation's 100 largest cities or that are among the nation's 200 largest school districts and for which Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage.

Editor's note: Some school districts choose to cancel the primary election, or both the primary and general election, if the number of candidates who filed does not meet a certain threshold. The table below does not reflect which primary or general elections were canceled. Please click through to each school district's page for more information.

2026 Minnesota School Board Elections
DistrictPrimaryPrimary RunoffGeneral ElectionGeneral Runoff ElectionSeats up for electionTotal board seats2023-2024 enrollment
Minneapolis Public Schools8/11/2026-11/3/2026-5929,063
Saint Paul Public Schools--11/3/2026-3732,145

Expanded school board election coverage

In addition to any coverage listed above, the table below contains Ballotpedia's expanded school district coverage in Minnesota in 2026.

2026 Minnesota Expanded School Board Election Coverage
District2023 - 2024 Enrollment
Columbia Heights School District3,420

Election rules

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Recalls

See also: Recall campaigns in Minnesota and School board recalls
Minnesota does not allow for the recall of school board members. Click here for a list of states that do.

See also

Minnesota School Boards News and Analysis
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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