Election 2023

Election 2023

Minnesota voters are deciding the makeup of dozens of school board and municipal elections in 2023. Election Day is Nov. 7. Polls close at 8 p.m.

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Minnesota school board election results

November 7, 2023 5:10 AM

By MPR News Staff

It’s an off-year for Minnesota school board races, with 29 districts holding regularly scheduled school board elections and 16 holding special elections to fill empty positions.

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New voices emerge in Minnesota city, school board elections

November 7, 2023 4:00 AM

By MPR News Staff

Votes were still being counted late Tuesday but some history was already made with Nadia Mohamed’s election as mayor of St. Louis Park and Mayor Emily Larson’s loss in Duluth. In the state’s largest school district, two candidates endorsed by a conservative group won seats.

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‘My voice matters’: Felons vote at polls for first time after voting rights restored

November 7, 2023 6:50 PM

Tuesday marked the first time roughly 55,000 Minnesotans with a convicted felony were able to go to the polls after having their voting rights restored in June.

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School board member Virnig wins DFL primary for Minnesota House seat

November 16, 2023 9:30 PM

By Dana Ferguson

Bianca Virnig, a school board member for the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district, won a four-way DFL primary for a Minnesota House seat. The general election is in December.

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Rochester Public Schools intends to try for another referendum next year, Superintendent Kent Pekel says

November 16, 2023 1:55 PM

Pekel also indicated his intent to ask the school board to renew the district's existing operating levy.

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Jost's victory completes all-female, highly diverse St. Paul City Council

November 14, 2023 12:03 PM

St. Paul officials confirmed civil engineer Saura Jost as the winner of the Ward 3 race, setting up the council to be the city’s youngest and most diverse council ever when it convenes in January.

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News on Nov. 8. Just 4 days later, Scott announced he is suspending his bid for the White House in an interview on Fox News.

Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott suspends his campaign for president

November 12, 2023 9:01 PM

By Jeongyoon Han

In a live appearance on the Fox News program, "Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy," Scott announced he is suspending his bid for the GOP nomination.

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St. Paul City Council on track to be all-female, most diverse in history

November 11, 2023 5:35 PM

By MPR News Staff

It’s likely to be the city’s youngest and most diverse council ever, and it could be the most politically progressive, with winning candidates focused on housing, racial equity and climate action, among other issues.

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What a progressive majority city council could mean for Minneapolis

November 9, 2023 4:21 PM

Although Minneapolis is a mostly DFL town, city politics in recent years have been divided between liberal Democrats and a more progressive alliance of Democrats and democratic socialists.

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Minnesota voters backed school funding, union-endorsed candidates at the polls

November 9, 2023 4:00 AM

By Elizabeth Shockman

Minnesota voters on Tuesday approved the majority of funding questions from school districts. Union-endorsed candidates took significant school board wins. Here’s a look at what happened.