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Home My WebLink About25-145 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2025/11/10 Resolution No. 25-145 Canvassing election returns of St. Louis Park November 4, 2025 Municipal General Election Whereas pursuant to St. Louis Park City Charter Section 4.07, the city council shall meet, and canvass election returns within ten days of any election and shall declare the results as soon as possible; and Whereas Minnesota Statutes Section 205.185 sub. 3 states the canvassing of municipal general election results must be conducted between the third and tenth days after an election; and Whereas the results prepared and certified by the election workers have been presented in summary form to the city council for inspection, Now therefore be it resolved by the city council as follows: 1. The November 4, 2025 election returns having been canvassed, the votes received by each candidate for city offices are as follows: Council Member Ward 1 Candidate Number of Votes Round 1 Percent of Votes Number of Votes Round 2 Percent of Votes Number of Votes Round 3 Percent of Votes Jerry Peterson 804 31.2% 808 31.5% 935 38.4% Sarah M. Steffen 654 25.4% 654 25.5% Eliminated 0.0% Daniel Bashore 1,105 43.0 % 1,106 43.0% 1,498 61.6% Undeclared write-in (UWI) 5 0.2% Eliminated 0.0% Eliminated 0.0% Overvote 0 0.0% Eliminated 0.0% Eliminated 0.0% Undervote 5 0.2% Eliminated 0.0% Eliminated 0.0% Total votes continuing 2,573 2,568 2,433 **Total votes cast for this office 2,573 2,573 2,573 Totally blank 39 39 39 Partially defective 0 0 0 Exhausted ballots 0 5 140 Total ballots cast 2,612 2,612 2,612 *Threshold to win = 1,287 votes Daniel Bashore received the most votes (1,498), which was more than the threshold. Daniel Bashore was declared the winner in three round(s) of counting. *Threshold = ((Total votes cast)/(Seats to be elected + 1)) + 1 **The total votes cast for this office does not include totally blank or partially defective ballots as defined by City Code Sec. 10-4. Docusign Envelope ID: FC351ABA-1314-489D-AA02-ECE6B5DF3C64 Council Member Ward 2 Candidate Number of Votes Percent of Votes Jim Engelking 1,982 97.3% Undeclared Write-in (UWI) 45 2.2% Overvote 0 0.0% Undervote 10 0.5% Total votes continuing 2,037 **Total votes cast for this office 2,037 Totally blank 143 Partially defective 2 Exhausted ballots 0 Total ballots cast 2,182 Threshold = 1,019 votes Jim Engelking received the most votes (1,982), which was more than the threshold. Jim Engelking was declared the winner in a single round of counting. *Threshold = ((Total votes cast)/(Seats to be elected + 1)) + 1 **The total votes cast for this office does not include totally blank or partially defective ballots as defined by City Code Sec. 10-4. Docusign Envelope ID: FC351ABA-1314-489D-AA02-ECE6B5DF3C64 Council Member Ward 3 Candidate Number of Votes Percent of Votes Sue Budd 1,410 71.8% Miles Lerner 540 27.5% Undeclared Write-in (UWI) 8 0.4% Overvote 4 0.2% Undervote 1 0.1% Total votes continuing 1,963 **Total votes cast for this office 1,963 Totally blank 30 Partially defective 3 Exhausted ballots 0 Total ballots cast 1,996 Threshold = 982 votes Sue Budd received the most votes (1,410) which was more than the threshold. Sue Budd was declared the winner in a single round of counting. *Threshold = ((Total votes cast)/(Seats to be elected + 1)) + 1 **The total votes cast for this office does not include totally blank or partially defective ballots as defined by City Code Sec. 10-4. Docusign Envelope ID: FC351ABA-1314-489D-AA02-ECE6B5DF3C64 Council Member Ward 4 Candidate Number of Votes Percent of Votes Sylvie Hyman 914 44.5% Tim Brausen 1,118 54.5% Undeclared Write-in (UWI) 15 Overvote 2 Undervote 4 Total votes continuing 2,053 **Total votes cast for this office 2,053 Totally blank 38 Partially defective 1 Exhausted ballots 0 Total ballots cast 2,092 Threshold = 1,027 votes Tim Brausen received the most votes (1,027) which was more than the threshold. Tim Brausen was declared the winner in a single round of counting. *Threshold = ((Total votes cast)/(Seats to be elected + 1)) + 1 **The total votes cast for this office does not include totally blank or partially defective ballots as defined by City Code Sec. 10-4. Docusign Envelope ID: FC351ABA-1314-489D-AA02-ECE6B5DF3C64 2. The number of spoiled ballots, the number of persons registered prior to the election and on Election Day, the number of voter receipts, the number of absentee ballots, and the total number of valid votes cast in the city are as follows: Spoiled ballots 58 Registered at 7 a.m. 34,227 Registered on Election Day 318 Total registered voters 34,545 Voter receipts 6,635 Absentee ballots 2,247 Total voters 8,882 % voting citywide 25.7% % voting absentee 25.3% 3. The clerk and workers of the election were as follows: Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Marcus Harris-Paul, elections specialist Amanda Scott-Lerdal, deputy city clerk Brynn Hirsch, elections intern Ward 1 Election Workers 1-1 Beth El Synagogue 1-2, Wat Thai 1-3, St. Louis Park City Hall Kelly McHugh Margaret Marek Gerald Gunderson Mark Schwartz Ross Penna Eitan Grad Erin Koster Heidi Hogg Jay Jaffee Christian Irving Chelsa Dominguez Joseph Miatech Janice Jones-Klausing Leah Hollingsworth Jeanne Stevens Trina Levin Gena Howard Julie Sweitzer Theresa Ruttger Lauri Kraft Betsy Abramson Dana Uhrig-Fox William Obert Richard Erickson Chaiya Isenberg Stephanie Hendrickson Richard Erickson Marvin Mohr Matthew Kinney Ellen Hanson Barry Schwabe Caitlin Lietzau Mary Kundinger Barbara Wilensky Alison Madson Kelly Munoz Hernandez Jodie Kalla Jennie Piper-Bichinho Carol Post Noreen Kaluza LeAnn Sawatzky Todd Kalk Luiza Kieffer Debra Savitt Sharon Lehrman Martha Malinski Thomas Zessman Mary Windsor Docusign Envelope ID: FC351ABA-1314-489D-AA02-ECE6B5DF3C64 Ward 2 Election Workers 2-4, St. Louis Park Rec Center 2-5, Vista Lutheran Church 2-6, St. Louis Park Municipal Service Center David Larson Loren Botner Wes Hanson Jessica Knighton Henry Solmer Christine Johnson Thomas Connell Amelia Merfeld Rogene Berquist Karyn Crouse Janet Carpenter Kathy Gremillion Ellen Lewin Alla Geretz Amy Kaczmarek Jesse Schingen Dorothy Rand Ernest Tursich Stephanie Anderson Joy Showalter Meredith McDonald Mary Flynn Kelly Dahlstrom McCashin Jessolyn Odishaw Jeffrey Gershone Mark Ennenga Karen Oelschlaeger Lisa Pannell Tim Lieser Varun Pandit Ruth Skalman Sylvia Wilson David Richards Deborah Hill Linda Gibbs Ludwig Lindsay Pierre Ryan McLaughlin Charles Weingartner Naomi Rockler Randi Rood Luke Wagoner Jody Winger Ward 3 Election Workers 3-7, St. Louis Park High School 3-8, Aquila Elementary School 3-9, Lenox Community Center Juli Bergman Julie Manuel Kay Drache Lonni Ranallo Ishpreet Kohli Nicole Schwieters Anthony Arnold Karen Tepley Kim Curran-Moore Nancy Palmer Kyle Hakala Stephan Gipp Jennifer Witthuhn Kellie Hultgren Laurie Schlueter-Hynes Bob Dummer Marguerite Krause David Rotert Kati Helseth Autumn Way Nancy Bartsch Cynthia Jones-Klausing Kim Bartels Linda Laucher Sumaya Moalim Susanne Mattison Walter Macewicz Carole Williams Jean Miller Barbara Ruhl Peter Ashkenaz Amy Nordstrom Janet Benson John Crosby Ayan Ali Larisa Gehmie Lisa Burtch Khadija Ibrahim Rachel Copple Stephen Slocum Sydney Ward Nancy Whittlesey Julee Waterbury Docusign Envelope ID: FC351ABA-1314-489D-AA02-ECE6B5DF3C64 Ward 4 Election Workers 4-10, St. Louis Park Middle School 4-11, Park Harbor Church 4-12, Westwood Lutheran Church Anna Luckow Lawrence Grose Angela Fischels Rachel Austin Gina Soucheray Melissa Murray Arzella Howard Jim Brimeyer Gary Berkovitz Irwin Schreiner Laura Jensen Jill Jewell Rich Thorne Mary Kay Conway Lynn Orton Joseph Margolis Paula Engelking RJ Twiford Barb Osfar Kay Peltier John Cahill Linda Thompson Meg Steuer Maya Horwath Alene Walker Anne Vos Rapoport Ann Matko Helene Freint Julia Davis Kathy McKay Marjorie Kennedy Cathy Erlien Mary Obert Jack Smyth Tamara Grodnick Barbara Person Jennifer Zimmerman Anne Kertes Denise Bliss Hafsa Shiikh-Ahmed Claudia Oxley Tamora Hartman Martha Sanville Alexander Hintz Mary Kay Brokaw Patricia Williams Shawnee Twiet 4. True copies of the ballots are attached. 5. The post-election review is scheduled for November 20, 2025 at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Park City Hall. Now, therefore, be it further resolved by the city council that the following candidates have been elected to four (4) year terms commencing on the first (1st) regularly scheduled meeting of 2026: • Council Member Ward 1 – Daniel Bashore • Council Member Ward 2 – Jim Engelking • Council Member Ward 3 – Sue Budd • Council Member Ward 4 – Tim Brausen Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the city council November 10, 2025: Kim Keller, city manager Nadia Mohamed, mayor Attest: Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Docusign Envelope ID: FC351ABA-1314-489D-AA02-ECE6B5DF3C64