Jacob Frey wins re-election as mayor of Minneapolis
- On Wednesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey won a third term, defeating Omar Fateh, Minnesota state senator, and 13 other challengers in the final round of counting.
- Frey led Minneapolis through the turmoil after George Floyd's death and negotiated agreements with state and federal governments to remake the Minneapolis Police Department.
- Ranked-Choice voting required multiple counting rounds as Jacob Frey, Minneapolis Mayor, led by about 10 percentage points after Tuesday's first count but did not clear the 50% threshold, while election officials said turnout reached 55% with more than 147,000 votes cast.
- Certification is set for Monday by the Minneapolis City Council to finalize and make official the election results for Jacob Frey, Minneapolis Mayor.
- Fateh joined an alliance with DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton urging mutual rankings, and he sought to become the first Muslim and first Somali American mayor.
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Jacob Frey wins third term as Minneapolis mayor, Omar Fateh concedes
Share This StoryMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey won a third, four-year term leading the largest city in the North Star State. According to election results from the city, Frey bested State Sen. Omar Fateh in the second round of ranked-choice voting by nearly six points. On election night, results from the first round of Minneapolis’ ranked-choice voting system showed Frey with 41.7% of the vote to Fateh’s 31.6%. After the other mayoral contenders w…
Somali-American Fails in Bid to Become Wokest Mayor.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Omar Fateh, a far-left Democrat, lost his bid to become the Mayor of Minneapolis to fellow Democrat Jacob Frey by six percentage points.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Omar Fateh, Jacob Frey, and 13 other candidates, including DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton.WHEN & WHERE: Election results were released on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.KEY QUOTE: “While this wasn’t the outcome we wanted, I am incredibly gratef…
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