ELECTIONS
Our view: Reinforced Duluth divide has silver lining
Anyone with any doubt going into Tuesday’s elections should be clear now: Duluth is a city divided, split over the best way to repair and improve school buildings and learning environments.
November 05, 2009
Election results
School Board At Large| Votes | Pct. of Total | Maureen Booth | 7975 | 21.55% | Mary L. Cameron (incumbent) | 8960 | 24.22% | Tom Kasper | 11757 | 31.78% | Nancy Nilsen (i) | 8308 | 22.45% |
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School Board District 1
| Votes | Pct. of Total | Marcia Stromgren | 2513 | 46.21% | Ann Wasson (i) | 2925 | 53.79% |
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School Board District 4
| Votes | Pct. of Total | Laura Condon (i) | 1770 | 47.30% | Art Johnston | 1972 | 52.70% |
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City Council At Large
| Votes | Pct. of Total | Becky Hall | 8256 | 23.27% | Dan Hartman | 9322 | 26.28% | Beth Olson | 8851 | 24.95% | Jim Stauber (i) | 9045 | 25.50% |
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City Council 4th District
| Votes | Pct. of Total | Kerry Gauthier | 1932 | 52.06% | Gordon L. Grant | 1779 | 47.94% |
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City Council 2nd District
| Votes | Pct. of Total | Patrick Boyle | 2543 | 79.20% | Rob Wagner | 668 | 20.80% |
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Should the Duluth City Charter be amended to provide the Mayor the ability to appoint a communications and policy officer and a community relations officer and allow the job specifications for each position be established by City Council resolution?
| Votes | Pct. of Total | Yes | 10797 | 59.23% | No | 7431 | 40.77% |
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The Duluth City Charter currently requires a city employee to take a leave of absence from city employment in order to run for any political office (except for a position on the board of education for the city of Duluth). Should the Charter be amended to require any permanent, full-time city employee to take a leave of absence from city employment only when running for the office of Mayor of the city of Duluth or city councilor for the city of Duluth but not for any other political office?
| Votes | Pct. of Total | Yes | 9044 | 49.93% | No | 9069 | 50.07% |
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Hermantown $58 million bond referendum
| Votes | Pct. of Total | Yes | 609 | 18.19% | No | 2737 | 81.80% |
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November 04, 2009
BUZZ Blog: Be a pundit and break down the council elections
November 04, 2009
Hermantown referendum shot down
Hermantown School District voters rejected a $58 million referendum by a more than 4-1 margin.By Jana Hollingsworth , November 04, 2009
School issue yields high turnout in Duluth
Turnout for Tuesday’s local election in Duluth was relatively strong compared to the last election in which only City Council and School Board races were on the ballot.By Candace Renalls , November 04, 2009
One of two city amendments passes
Besides electing city councilors Tuesday, voters also weighed in on a couple of proposed changes to the city charter.By Peter Passi , November 04, 2009
Vote splits board on red plan
Challengers for School Board failed to gain enough seats to stop the district’s long-range facilities plan.
By Sarah Horner and Andy Greder , November 04, 2009
Liberals gain city council seats
The Duluth City Council may have tilted slightly to the left Tuesday when voters elected three new councilors: Dan Hartman, Kerry Gauthier and Patrick Boyle.
By Peter Passi , November 04, 2009
City measures: One passes, one fails
Voters approved a measure allowing the mayor to appoint community relations and communications officers, but rejected a measure that would have allowed city employees to run for certain city offices without taking a leave of absence from their jobs.By Peter Passi , November 03, 2009
Hermantown voters reject school referendum
Hermantown School District voters soundly rejected a $58 million referendum today that would have paid for improvements and additions in district facilities.
By Jana Hollingsworth , November 03, 2009
City Council: Hartman, Stauber for At Large; Boyle in 2nd District, Gauthier in 4th
Newcomer Dan Hartman will join the Duluth City Council as an At Large representative along with incumbent Jim Stauber after tonight’s City Council election.
In the 2nd District, Patrick Boyle beat Rob Wagner.
In the 4th District, Kerry Gauthier beat Gordon Grant.
By Peter Passi , November 03, 2009
Duluth School Board: Red plan supporters, foes split vote
Tom Kasper and Mary Cameron won At Large seats on the Duluth School Board. Ann Wasson regained her District 1 seat, and Art Johnston unseated incumbent Laura Condon in District 4.
By Sarah Horner , November 03, 2009
Republican McDonnell Wins Va. Governor’s Race
By By Rosalind S. Helderman, Anita Kumar and Daniel deVise , November 03, 2009
Election Day voter information
Most polling locations are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today.
November 03, 2009
Minneapolis voters to try instant runoff
MINNEAPOLIS — Voters sorting through this fall’s challengers for a south Minneapolis City Council seat would have no trouble telling three of them apart: a far-left Green, a “progressive Democrat” and a center-right friend of small business.November 02, 2009
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OUR VOICES Krause to endorse Grant
Well, so there's no confirmation of it, but the below email was sent out by Tracy Lundeen, who's involved in Gordon Grant's campaign in the 4th district. And Kerry Gauthier hasn't exactly said the nicest things about outgoing 4th District councilor Garry Krause. Krause's response when I asked if h
Posted by: Stahl on Oct 26, 2009 at 4:51 PM | BUZZ.duluthOUR VOICES Expanding the tax base ... in an anti-growth community?
I hear it a lot from the city council candidates, especially the ones that lean conservative: instead of raising taxes, we need to expand the tax base So, is that something a city council can actually do? For this blog post, I decided to do some *gasp* actual reporting and call College of St. Schol
Posted by: Stahl on Oct 13, 2009 at 10:33 AM | BUZZ.duluthOUR VOICES In praise of you
What I wrote last week: "I have some of the best readers among the online blogospheres when it comes to city issues. So prove me right." And you did. You guys are so thoroughly awesome and asked such great questions that it's a shame I'm going to limit them to three a piece for each counc
Posted by: Stahl on Oct 5, 2009 at 8:43 AM | BUZZ.duluthOUR VOICES At large and in charge
The day you've been waiting for: what questions do you have for the At Large candidates? They are: Becky Hall Dan Hartman Beth Olson Jim Stauber I should have been more specific earlier on the guidelines: you can ask general questions, or you can make queries tailored to spe
Posted by: Stahl on Oct 2, 2009 at 8:13 AM | BUZZ.duluthOUR VOICES A council primer/rant
I just returned from the Chamber of Commerce's council candidate forum, and it struck me that many of the people in the audience, and indeed some of the candidates, don't have the first clue as to what city councilors actually do. And then it struck me that your average voter probably doesn't know e
Posted by: Stahl on Sep 1, 2009 at 9:57 AM | BUZZ.duluthOUR VOICES Will he or won't he?
I stopped by the city clerk's office last week to see who has filed for city council thus far, and really there are no surprises: Dan Hartman (at large), Beth Olson (at large), Patrick Boyle (2nd district), Kerry Gauthier (4th district), Matt Potter (4th district), and Gordon Grant (4th district)(fi
Posted by: Stahl on Jul 13, 2009 at 7:27 AM | BUZZ.duluth
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