Mohamed, Virnig, Coulson Lead In ISD 196 School Board Election

DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — Sakawdin Mohamed, Bianca Virnig and Art Coulson are in the lead in the race for ISD 196's School Board, according to unofficial race results.

See also: ISD 196 Race: Mohamed Declares Victory, Rylander Concedes

Voters were tasked with selecting three candidates out of the 13 still in the race.

The terms of Craig Angrimson, Art Coulson and Mike Roseen expire in January, according to the district's website. Both Angrimson and Coulson are running for re-election.

Rebecca Gierok, Jessica Turner and Kaia Ziegler all withdrew from the race, however their names remained on the ballot due to the timing of their withdrawals. This means there were technically 16 options for ISD 196 voters.

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ISD 196 School Board Election Results:

Kyle Anderson: 1,095

Craig Angrimson: 1,548

Loren Jay Balazs: 470

Kim Bauer: 8,684

Art Coulson: 9,211

Rebecca Gierok(Withdrew): 213

Kayla Hauser: 7,783

Curtis Henry: 8,217

Derek Kottke: 1,512

Teresa Maki: 246

Sakawdin Mohamed: 9,783

Jacob Rylander: 1,075

John Schaefer: 690

Jessica Turner(Withdrew): 257

Bianca Virnig: 9,623

Kaia Ziegler(Withdrew): 244

Write-in: 57

Patch asked candidates to fill out a questionnaire and used the information to create profiles:

• Kyle Anderson
• Craig Angrimson
• Loren Jay Balazs
• Curtis Henry
• Derek Kottke
• Sakawdin Mohamed
• Bianca Virnig

Editor's note: Patch contacted each of the candidates to ask them to submit a profile.