Leilani Holmstadt
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Leilani Holmstadt (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 54. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Holmstadt was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 54 of the Minnesota State Senate.
Holmstadt was a 2013 candidate for an at-large seat on the South Washington County school board. She did not win a seat in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Leilani Holmstadt earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Buena Vista College. Holmstadt founded her own small business focusing on child care, which she still operates.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 54
Incumbent Karla Bigham defeated Leilani Holmstadt in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 54 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karla Bigham (D) | 52.9 | 25,530 |
 | Leilani Holmstadt (R) | 47.0 | 22,712 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 48,302 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Karla Bigham advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 54.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Leilani Holmstadt advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 54.
Campaign finance
2016
- See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. Incumbent Katie Sieben (D) did not seek re-election.
Dan Schoen defeated Leilani Holmstadt in the Minnesota State Senate District 54 general election.[2][3]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 54 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dan Schoen |
53.22% | 22,162 | |
| Republican | Leilani Holmstadt | 46.78% | 19,480 | |
| Total Votes | 41,642 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Dan Schoen ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 54 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 54 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dan Schoen (unopposed) | |
Leilani Holmstadt ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 54 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 54 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Leilani Holmstadt (unopposed) | |
2013
Leilani Holmstadt unsuccessfully ran against 13 other candidates in her attempt to win one of four at-large seats with four-year terms in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Results
| South Washington County Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Katie Schwartz |
11.5% | 3,239 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tracy Brunnette Incumbent |
10.6% | 2,990 | |
| Nonpartisan | Katy McElwee-Stevens Incumbent |
9.4% | 2,648 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharon H. Van Leer |
8.7% | 2,464 | |
| Nonpartisan | Molly Lutz | 8.7% | 2,458 | |
| Nonpartisan | David G. Kemper Incumbent | 8% | 2,267 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Thissen | 6.7% | 1,900 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael P. Edman | 6.7% | 1,880 | |
| Nonpartisan | Raj Gandhi | 6.4% | 1,803 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frederick E. Hess | 5.9% | 1,679 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leilani Holmstadt | 5.5% | 1,567 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wayne A. Johnson | 5.5% | 1,541 | |
| Nonpartisan | John P. Griffin, II | 4.7% | 1,323 | |
| Nonpartisan | Safiyyah Cummings | 1.2% | 339 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 163 | |
| Total Votes | 28,261 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 833 - South Washington County," accessed December 18, 2013 and Scott Wente, South Washington County Bulletin, "Recount confirms Van Leer District 833 School Board victory," November 22, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Leilani Holmstadt reported $1,098.00 in contributions and $1,107.98 in expenditures to South Washington County Schools, which left her campaign with $9.98 in debt.[6]
Endorsements
Leilani Holmstadt ran alongside Susan Richardson, who was competing for the at-large seat with the two-year term.[7]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Leilani Holmstadt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Holmstadt's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[8]
Elections
Taxes
Education
Transportation
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2013
In an interview with the local newspaper, Holmstadt stated that her primary concerns were the need for an itemized district budget, wasteful spending and ill-conceived implementation of technology in the classroom.[1]
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Leilani Holmstadt on Facebook
- District page
- Minnesota State Senate
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Amber Kispert-Smith, Woodbury Bulletin, "Candidate profile: Leilani Holmstadt," October 15, 2013
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through e-mail from the Communications department of South Washington County Schools on January 3, 2014
- ↑ United for MN School District 833, "Leilani Holmstadt," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Leilani Holmstadt for MN Senate, "Home," accessed October 10, 2016
