3 Incumbents Keep ISD 833 Board Seats: Unofficial Results

Woodbury MN

02 November, 2021

9:01 PM

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WOODBURY, MN — Three incumbents are set to return to the South Washington County Schools board for another term alongside one newcomer following the Nov. 2 election. Incumbents Katie Schwartz, Patricia Driscoll and Sharon Van Leer were re-elected after earning the three highest vote totals during the 2021 election, according to unofficial results. Schwartz earned 10,262 votes, Driscoll earned 9,577 and Van Leer picked up 9,188, unofficial results. show. Schwartz declared victory and thanked her supporters in a Facebook post around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, saying "We did it!" Subscribe to free Patch news alerts for the latest news and information in Woodbury. Eric Tessmer, who ran as a member of the "Vote 4 Common Sense" slate, earned the fourth-most votes with 8,652, unofficial results show. Vicki Holst, Jaime Kokaisel and Marge Lindberg were the three other members of the conservative slate. Holst trails Tessmer by 221 votes, while Kokaisel is 413 away from Tessmer's total. Lindberg is 512 votes behind Tessmer, unofficial results show. Enrique Ramos earned 6,120 votes, while Michael Bestler earned 5,919 votes, according to unofficial results. The South Washington County Schools district also asked voters to decide the fate of two levy-authorization requests. Click here for results. Election Day Results South Washington County Schools board (vote for 4) Eric Tessmer: 8,652 Patricia Driscoll: 9,577 Michael Bestler: 5,919 Enrique Ramos: 6,120 Vicki Holst: 8,431 Katie Schwartz: 10,262 Jaime Kokaisel: 8,239 Sharon Van Leer: 9,188 Marge Lindberg: 8,140 Write-in: 213 Patch asked all nine candidates to answer questions about their campaigns and platforms. Find their answers below in our Patch candidate profiles. Sharon Van LeerMarge LindbergPatricia DriscollJaime KokaiselKatie SchwartzMichael BestlerEnrique RamosEric TessmerVicki Holst