New school board members elected, referenda passed

For the school board seat, the Hopkins community elected Jen Westmoreland Bouchard, Fartun Ahmed, and Chris LaTondresse to be school board members. Westmoreland Bouchard received 29.03 percent of the votes, Ahmed received 26.12 percent, and LaTondresse received 25.16 percent.

Molly Cummings was re-elected as mayor of Hopkins with 90.24 percent of the votes.

Kristi Halverson and Katy Campbell were both re-elected for the city council seats. Campbell won with 40.36 percent of the votes, and Halverson won with 44.42 percent of the vote.

The Hopkins residents also had the chance to vote on three referenda. The bond was passed with 77.89 percent. The capital project levy was passed with 77.89 percent. The operating levy was passed with 77.15 percent.

“For Hopkins it was a small ask and we kept the message clear between the district and the community…we live in a community that supports education,” said Luke Fredrickson, a member of the Vote Yes committee.