3 Incumbents Keep ISD 833 Board Seats: Unofficial Results

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!"

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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 Leer
Marge Lindberg
Patricia Driscoll
Jaime Kokaisel
Katie Schwartz
Michael Bestler
Enrique Ramos
Eric Tessmer
Vicki Holst