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Election Information and Results
The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 2 from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Absentee balloting for the general election begins on Friday, Sept. 17 and voter registration closes on Oct. 12. Absentee voting is also open Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and Nov. 1 until 5 p.m.
Two Council seats are up for election in 2010 and will be four-year terms that expire in 2014. The Mayoral and other two Council seats expire at the end of 2012 and will be four-year terms that correspond with the presidential elections, thereafter. To be eligible for candidacy you must be a resident for 30 days before the election, be a qualified voter, 21 years old and not running for another office in the same election.
The Prior Lake City Council adopted even-year elections in 2006 to save money, allow City elections to correspond with state and national elections, and allow more people to participate in the process.
For more information on election results in Scott County, go here. For information detailing election results state-wide, go to the Minnesota State election reporting system webpage here.
The Scott County Election Hotline is (952) 496-8172.
The City of Prior Lake has eight voting precincts. Precinct 6B is at a new location: Living Hope Lutheran Church (formerly Crossroads Church).
Please check this downloadable map that illustrates all the city's precinct locations.
You can also click on this Scott County Polling Place Locator.
PRIOR LAKE'S VOTING PRECINCT LOCATIONS |
Precinct #1
City Hall
4646 Dakota St. S.E. |
Precinct #2
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
5634 Luther Road S.E. |
Precinct #3
Prior Lake Baptist Church
5690 Credit River Road S.E. |
Precinct #4
Friendship Church
17741 Fairlawn Avenue |
Precinct #5
Fire Station No. 2
3906 Staton Pl. N.W. |
Precinct # 6A
Holy Cross Church
14085 Pike Lake Trail N.E |
Precinct # 6B
Living Hope Lutheran Church
8600 Horizon Dr.
Shakopee, MN 55379
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Precinct #7
Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church
3611 North Berens Road N.W. |
People wishing to register to vote may click here for a Minnesota Voter Registration Application, contact the Prior Lake Finance Department at (952) 447-9840 to obtain a registration card by mail, or stop at City Hall, 4646 Dakota Street SE, to register to vote. Do not mail in registrations less than 20 days before Election Day.
Eligible voters may also register at their respective precinct on Election Day. To be eligible, individuals must have resided in Prior Lake at least 20 days.
Residents may vote absentee for the 2010 general election at Scott County offices from Oct. 2 to Oct. 30 during regular business hours (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.); on Saturday, Oct. 31 (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.); and on Monday, Nov. 2 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.). Tuesday, Oct. 20 is the last date to request mailing of ballots for absentee voting for registered voters.
Click here for an Absentee Ballot Application or call the City of Prior Lake at (952) 447-9840.
Qualifications to obtain an absentee ballot are:
1. Absence from precinct
2. Illness or disability
3. Religious discipline or observance
4. Service as election judge in another precinct
5. Governmental-declared emergency or quarantine
| 2009 General Election Results |
The 2009 General Election was Tuesday, Nov. 3 and resident Mike Myser was elected the new Mayor of the City of Prior Lake. He won the three-year term with 45% of the vote. Richard Keeney and Warren Erickson were each elected to fill two, three-year City Council terms, each garnering more than 19% of the vote. Keeney will be new to the council; Erickson was first elected in 2005.
Prior Lake Mayor |
| Mike Myser |
1337 |
| Steve Millar |
1023 |
| Troy S. Presler |
501 |
| Francis Klinkner |
48 |
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Prior Lake City Council
(two seats)
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| Richard Keeney |
1010 |
| Warren Erickson |
1005 |
| Rebecca Radcliffe |
904 |
| Dave Thompson |
888 |
| Susan Crowder |
686 |
| Jeffrey T. Evens |
400 |
| Patrick Olson |
196 |
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There were 2,940 ballots cast out of 13,907 registered voters (including new voters) in Prior Lake, for a turnout of 21.14%. Precinct 1 – which includes the area around City Hall and to the northeast along Hwy. 13 – had the highest turnout at 29.76%; Precinct 3 – in the southeastern part of the city – had the lowest turnout with 13.25% voting.
There were 697 under votes in the city council race. Up to two candidates could have been chosen, but 697 ballots had votes for only one or none of the council candidates.
| 2008 General Election Results for Prior Lake |
Registered Voters (including new registrations): 15,856
Ballots Cast: 12,840
Total percentage of voter turnout in Prior Lake: 81%
President and Vice President |
| McCain/Palin (REP) |
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| Obama/Biden (DFL) |
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| Nader/Gonzalez (IP) |
79 |
| Others |
125 |
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U.S. Senator |
| Norm Coleman (REP) |
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| Al Franken (DFL) |
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| Dean Barkley (IND) |
2,002 |
| Others |
88 |
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U.S. Representative District 2 |
| John Kline (REP) |
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| Steve Sarvi (DFL) |
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State Representative Dist. 35A |
| Mike Beard (REP) |
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| Sue Bruns (DFL) |
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County Commissioner Dist. 4 |
| Barbara Marschall |
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| Chad LeMair |
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* Constitutional Amendment |
| YES |
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| NO |
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** Dist. 719 Question 1 |
| YES |
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| NO |
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*** Dist. 719 Question 2 |
| YES |
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| NO |
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* Funding to protect clean water, wildlife, culteral heritage and natural areas.
** Referendum revenue authorization of $1,051.22 per pupil in Dist. 719 for 10 years.
*** Increase general education revenue by $90 per pupil in Dist. 719 for 10 years.
| 2007 General Election Results |
The 2007 election was Tuesday, Nov. 6. There were 12,887 registered Prior Lake voters with 5,372 voting. That’s a 41.7% turnout.
CITY COUNCIL (TWO-YEAR TERM): 
Chad LeMair (left).................................................2,243
Richard Keeney......................................................2,139
George Victor............................................................326
Councilor Chad LeMair joined the City Council as an
appointee in 2002. In 2003 he was elected to a four-year
term, and in 2007 he was re-elected to a two-year term.
CITY COUNCIL (THREE-YEAR TERMS): 
 Steve Millar (left)............................................2,614
Ken Hedberg (right)......................................1,946
Randy Wallace Langhorst............................1,389
Jeff Evens.........................................................1,270
Vaugn Lemke..................................................1,121
Councilor Steve Millar was elected in 2005 to serve a two-year term in office and was re-elected in 2007 to a three-year term. Councilor Ken Hedberg was appointee to a one-year term in January of 2007 and was elected to a three-year term in November of 2007. |
DOWNLOAD CANVASSED 2007 ELECTION RESULTS
For more information on results in Scott County, go here. For information detailing election results state-wide, go to the Minnesota State election reporting system webpage here.
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