The2021 Bloomington, Minnesota municipal elections were held on November 2, 2021. Three city council seats were up for election. Four seats on the school board were also up for election. This was the first election in the city to be held usingranked-choice voting, followingapproval by voters in a ballot question the previous year.[1]
One at-large seat was up for election. City Council Districts III and IV were also up for election.
One of two at-large seats on the Bloomington City Council, this seat was held by incumbentNathan Coulter since his election in 2017.[2]
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| At-large results | |||||
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| Candidate | |||||
| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | |
| Nathan Coulter (incumbent) | 7,127 | 45.97 | +949 | 8,084 | 56.49 |
| Paul King | 4,653 | 30.01 | +1,542 | 6,211 | 43.31 |
| Ricardo Oliva | 3,394 | 21.89 | -3,394 | Eliminated | |
| Undervotes | 290 | 1.87 | -290 | Eliminated | |
| Overvotes | 18 | 0.12 | -18 | Eliminated | |
| Write-ins | 2 | 0.14 | -2 | Eliminated | |
| Total Ballots Cast | 15,504 | 100.00 | -914 | 14,309 | 100.00 |
| Source: City of Bloomington November 2, 2021 General Election[5] | |||||
District III was held by Jack Baloga since 2012. Baloga chose not to seek re-election.
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| District III results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Votes | % | |
| Lona Dallessandro | 2,332 | 51.66 |
| David Clark | 1,617 | 35.82 |
| Laura Hunt | 286 | 6.34 |
| Kevin Heinen | 271 | 6.00 |
| Write-ins | 7 | 0.14 |
| Inactive | 196 | N/A |
| Total Ballots Cast | 4,710 | 100.00 |
| Source: City of Bloomington November 2, 2021 General Election[5] | ||
District IV had been held by Patrick Martin since 2018. He sought re-election.
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| District IV results | |||||
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| Candidate | |||||
| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | |
| Patrick Martin (incumbent) | 1,228 | 48.12 | +79 | 1,311 | 56.66 |
| Victor Rivas | 846 | 33.15 | +154 | 1,002 | 43.30 |
| Becky Strohmeier | 209 | 8.19 | -209 | Eliminated | |
| Angella M. Coil | 168 | 6.58 | -168 | Eliminated | |
| Undervotes | 97 | 3.80 | -97 | Eliminated | |
| Write-ins | 4 | 0.16 | -3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total Ballots Cast | 2,552 | 100.00 | -238 | 2,314 | 100.00 |
| Source: City of Bloomington November 2, 2021 General Election[5] | |||||
Four seats on the school board were up for election. Thee incumbents were running for re-election. The four candidates with the most votes would be elected. Voters could vote for up to four candidates.
| School board | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Votes | % | |
| Tom Bennett (incumbent) | 7,876 | 14.77 |
| Dawn Steigauf (incumbent) | 6,936 | 13.01 |
| Matthew Dymoke | 6,730 | 12.62 |
| Beth Beebe (incumbent) | 6,702 | 12.57 |
| Dani Indovino Cawley | 5,887 | 11.04 |
| Natalie Marose | 5,700 | 10.69 |
| Jeff Salovich | 5,401 | 10.13 |
| Marquisha Fulford | 4,046 | 7.59 |
| Patricia Riley | 2,137 | 4.01 |
| Kat Eggers | 1,798 | 3.37 |
| Write-ins | 106 | 0.20 |
| Total Ballots Cast | 53,319 | 100.00 |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[10] | ||
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