School board members are up for election, with competitive races in many area districts.
Using data from the Minnesota Secretary of State's website, the West Central Tribune is publishing the names of candidates in many races in area school districts.
Just 28 Minnesota school districts, including three districts in west central Minnesota, are seeking operating levies this year.
Operating Levy Referendums
Central Minnesota Christian School in Prinsburg is seeking renewal of its operating levy to eliminate deficit.
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Litchfield School District is seeking a $600-per-pupil operating levy.
Renville County West School District is seeking renewal of a $1,558-per-pupil operating levy
School board races
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, elect 3
Randy Kaisner
Jeanna Lilleberg, incumbent
Diane Rivard
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, elect 3
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Nichole Halvorson Szczesniak
Kimberly Trustheim, incumbent
Paul Weller, incumbent
Danny Wold, incumbent
Benson, elect 4
Andy Abner, incumbent
Mary KW Langan
Bill McGeary, incumbent
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David Nagler
Alan D. Pagel, incumbent
Larry D. Smith
Gary Williams, incumbent
BOLD, elect 4
Jeff Benson, incumbent
Jamie Bohlin
Traci Buchtel, incumbent
John Desotell, incumbent
David Dunn
Roger Ridler
Melissa Sagedahl
Brian Stenholm, incumbent
Dawson-Boyd, elect 3
Anthony R. Aafedt, incumbent
Brett T. Buer, incumbent
Bruce Lund, incumbent
Brandie Manee
Hancock, elect 3
Troy Hausmann, incumbent
Kevin Koehl
Mark Mattson
Barry D. Nelson, incumbent
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, elect 4
Steven Collins, incumbent
Amber Doering, incumbent
Pam Mansfield, incumbent
Jeremy Winter
Lac qui Parle Valley
District 3
Erik Bjerke
Kent Olson
Susie Olson
District 4
Shannon Boehnke
Valerie Halvorson, incumbent
District 6
Earl Molden
Litchfield, elect 3
Chase Groskreutz
David Huhner, incumbent
MACCRAY
District 1
Scott Ruiter, incumbent
District 3
Carmel Thein
Nancy J. Winter
District 6
Julie Alsum
Tim Smith, incumbent
Montevideo, elect 3
Darin W. Balken, incumbent
Maggie Kluver, incumbent
Alan Van Ravenswaay, incumbent
New London-Spicer, elect 3
Lucinda Dahlberg
Naomi Johnson, incumbent
David Kilpatrick, incumbent
Susan Lange
Deidre Lynch
Larry Duaine Nelson
Renee Nolting, incumbent
Paynesville, elect 3
Richard Koehn
Bruce Vanderpool, incumbent
Cheryl Veldkamp, incumbent
Redwood Falls, elect 3
Jim Buckley, incumbent
Wayne Junker, incumbent
Anne O'Keefe-Jackson
Darin Michael Prescott
John Salmon, incumbent
Kristine Senger
Renville County West, elect 4
Carnita Allex, incumbent
Liza Fagen
Maria Kramer
Heather McLagan, incumbent
Todd Terhaar
Special election for one member
Ryan Lippert
Willmar, elect 4
Tammy Barnes
Justin S. Bos, incumbent
Brian Kath
Mike Reynolds, incumbent
Jackie Saulsbury, incumbent
Scott Thaden
Yellow Medicine East, elect 4
Susan Bones
Jeremy Corner
Amanda Lecy
Sonia Pederson
