UPDATE: Lakeville Election Results: Mayor, City Council, School Board
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Welcome to Lakeville Patch's hub for all things Election 2012. Here, we'll be offering up-to-the-moment election results from the races all across town. We will also have links to Lakeville Patch's regional (think county races) as well as state and federal (think senate and president) election coverage.
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RESULTS
We're on top of all the local races that affect Lakeville including:
- State senate and house races
- Mayor
- City Council
- School Board
If you're looking for updates on all of Dakota County's legislative races, or are looking for county or judicial contest results, be sure to check out our Dakota County election hub by clicking here.
To find results for the Presidential election, senate race, congressional election and constitutional amendment questions, you can find all the up-to-the-minute results here on Patch by clicking here.
Looking for results on those local races around the towns of Dakota County? Check out the latest from our sister Patches around the South Metro:
STATE SENATE
* - Denotes incumbent
ALL PRECINCTS ARE REPORTING
| Senate District 56 (Northwest Lakeville) | |||
| Name | Party | Total Votes | Percentage |
| √ * Dan Hall | GOP | 14293 | 52.44 |
| Leon Thurman | DFL | 12908 | 47.35 |
| Senate District 57 (Northeast Lakeville) | |||
| Name | Party | Total Votes | Percentage |
| Pat Hall | GOP | 20199 | 45.73 |
| √ Greg Clausen | DFL | 23890 | 54.09 |
| Senate District 58 (Lakeville) | |||
| Name | Party | Total Votes | Percentage |
| √ * Dave Thompson | GOP | 23457 | 57.61 |
| Andrew Brobston | DFL | 17210 | 42.27 |
STATE HOUSE
| House District 56B (Northwest Lakeville) | |||
| Name | Party | Total Votes | Percentage |
| Roz Peterson | GOP | 10515 | 49.52 |
| √ Will Morgan | DFL | 10685 | 50.32 |
| House District 57A (Northeast Lakeville) | |||
| Name | Party | Total Votes | Percentage |
| √ * Tara Mack | GOP | 11420 | 53.37 |
| Roberta Gibbons | DFL | 9941 | 46.46 |
| House District 58A (Lakeville) | |||
| Name | Party | Total Votes | Percentage |
| √ Mary Liz Holberg | GOP | 12419 | 59.09 |
| Colin Lee | DFL | 8574 | 40.80 |
MAYOR
| Lakeville Mayor (One winner) | ||
| Name | Total Votes | Percentage |
| * Mark Bellows | 10803 | 39.08 |
| Laurie Rieb | 4638 | 16.73 |
| √ Matt Little | 12175 | 43.93 |
CITY COUNCIL
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Lakeville City Council (Top two win four-year terms) |
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| Name | Total Votes | Percentage |
| √ * Kerrin Swecker | 12960 | 35.46 |
| √ Doug Anderson | 13695 | 37.47 |
| David Bares | 9717 | 26.59 |
SCHOOL BOARD
| Lakeville School Board (Top three win four-year terms) | ||
| Name | Total Votes | Percentage |
| √ * Judy Keliher | 11344 | 21.33 |
| √ * Bob Erickson | 11948 | 22.46 |
| √ Terry Lind | 11746 | 22.12 |
| Jennifer Harmening | 10055 | 18.90 |
| Lori Amborn | 6068 | 11.41 |
| Bader A. Alossaimi | 1832 | 3.44 |
AN HISTORICAL PERSPECITVE
Lakeville is considered, not only a Repiublican community, but one of Minnesota's strongest GOP contingent. For perspective: in 2008, Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited Lakeville for a campaign stop. Generally speaking, candidates only visit friendly locations in the midst of the campaign.
The proof is in the pudding. In 2008, President Obama beat McCain by 10 percentage points, 54-44. In Lakeville? McCain beat Obama by a similar margin of 10 points, 45-55.
McCain carried 12 of Lakeville's 14 precincts. A whopping 81 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot, according to the city, besting the state number of 78 percent, which was best in the country.
Beyond presidential politics, Lakeville Republican Representatives Mary Liz Holberg and Pat Garofalo are not only stalwarts of elections, but they also chair two of the most powerful committees in the Minnesota House—Holberg the Ways and Means Committee, and Garofalo the Education Finance Committee. Freshman Senator Dave Thompson is a leader of Minnesota's Republican caucus.
Nationally, Rep. John Kline, a Lakeville resident, is the Republican chairman of the U.S. House's Education and Workforce Committee.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS YEAR
Lakeville's local government is guaranteed some new blood this year.
Longtime Lakeville School Board Member Kathy Lewis announced her retirementafter more than 20 years serving the town. Her open seat guarantees at least one fresh-face on the board.
As for the city council, Laurie Rieb announced she's running for mayor instead of city council, meaning her seat is promised to be filled by a new face.
Redistricting also caused a local governance shakeup. In addition to adding a couple of new voting precincts, Lakeville was splintered into two additional senate districts, resulting in new representatives in both the house and senate for a number of Lakeville's northern residents.
Also, Lakeville is no longer a part of Rep. Pat Garofalo's house district and Rep. Mary Liz Holberg moved districts, so she's no longer considered an incumbent.
- Still confused? Be sure to check out our voting guide so you know where to vote.
Al Morrison
7:22 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Now we have a Child as Mayor...This cannot be good
CR
7:40 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Al, a child? Really? Twenty-Seven is hardly a child. At twenty-seven I was a mother of 4, a wife, had a lovely home in Lakeville and earned a solid six figure income. At twenty-seven my husband ran a large company. At twenty-three my brother is the owner of two fitness studios. At twenty five my cousin died for your right to post this while stationed in Iraq. On his third tour. Age is relative. Open your eyes and stop expecting the worst. Mr. Little's age may not matter and if it does, it will be in his favor. The optomism of youth will allow him to believe in what is possible instead of what has failed and to be willing to try something new as opposed to being stuck in what he's always known, and isn't that exactly what Lakeville needs? Congratulations, Mr. Little.
Brian H
12:00 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
CR, I believe Al is calling Matt Little a child because Little is a student who currently lives with his parents in Rosemount. He has probably never paid taxes in Lakeville, and probably has no vested interest in Lakeville other than being a political platform.
Colin Lee
8:51 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
You can call the Valley Park neighborhood lots of things, but they aren't Rosemount. Why disown parts of your own city just because they use a different post office?
Harvey Simpson
2:05 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
He also has never managed people outside of his high school debate team, but go ahead manage a city of 56000 residents. Maybe Joe Neidermeyer and the senior citizens can rent out the senior center for a celebration.
Arnold H. Zach
5:53 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Congradulations to our new Mayor Matt Little. I have personally seen you getting involved in many Lakeville functions. Keeping a food pantry in Lakeville you took the lead to make it happen. It is time to put negative activities aside and work for the betterment of our great Lakeville community.
Arnold & Annette Zach
Lakeville, MN
Harvey Simpson
9:24 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Wow, I think Laurie would object to little taking credit for the food pantry now.
ABSG
3:51 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
What an absolute joke - Matt Little ???? ... Come-On' ... What is wrong with you people...Seriously? For some of you, a reason you voted for Little was because he started a Food Pantry? Are you serious ? That's a qualification you hold in high regard to be able to handle the lives of 60,000 people? My 8 year old daughter had a lemonade stand last year, I guess she is just as qualified, maybe I will have her run for Mayor when she is 10. Geezuz ... I keep thinking this whole election thing is just a bad nightmare! Because if it isn't, it's actually going to be a nightmare in real life! I can't believe that 50% of this country is so uninformed, uneducated on what it takes to run a Gov't....we don't live in Candy Land folks - we can not operate as one giant food shelf or a Community Center! We need to let businesses and people fail so they get the fear of god in them and start helping themselves. We need to live within our means and go WITHOUT if need be! All I hear now from Dems is "can't we all just get along"? NO - we aren't in kindergarten anymore people - we need to make tough choices and if some fall behind so be it. We need to let them figure it out on their own! We can't Tax, Spend and Pander- and the rich are not going to be your saving grace! So Disgusted in 50% of you! God Help Us All - Is A Huge Understatement! The next 4 years will be YOUR fault, not Bush or anyone else you will try and blame this disaster on.