US EditionMinneapolis mayor’s race advances to ranked choice voting after no candidate reaches 50%
Incumbent Jacob Frey leads with 42% of first-choice votes in a 15-candidate Minneapolis mayoral race advancing to ranked choice voting to determine the winner.
- On Tuesday, the Minneapolis mayoral race moved to ranked‑choice counting after no candidate cleared the 50% threshold, with officials scheduling a second round for Wednesday.
- To win outright, candidates must secure more than 50% of first-choice votes, a threshold no one met, so election officials will eliminate low-ranked contenders and reallocate next choices.
- Jacob Frey led the first round with about 42% of first‑choice votes, nearly 10 points ahead of Omar Fateh's 32%, among 15 candidates with DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton trailing at nearly 14% and about 10%.
- The race underscores competing approaches to public safety and housing in Minneapolis, highlighting contrasting visions for policing, crime and homelessness as both candidates vow to defend sanctuary city status.
- Fateh counts on endorsements from Rep. Ilhan Omar and local progressive groups, while Frey has establishment backing from Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and major unions.
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New York Post
Minneapolis mayor’s race advances to ranked choice voting after no candidate reaches 50%
The Minneapolis mayor’s race will advance to ranked choice voting after none of the candidates received at least 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s election, The Associated Press has reported.
Ottumwa Courier
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey leads challenger Omar Fateh as crowded race moves to 2nd round tally
No candidate has cleared the required 50%-plus-one threshold required to win the Minneapolis mayor’s race after the first round of counting. But incumbent Jacob Frey leads challenger Omar Fateh heading into Wednesday’s second round of tabulation using ranked-choice voting. It's…
Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Southernminn.comMinneapolis mayor race needs more counting as no clear winner emerges
No one won a majority of votes in the Minneapolis mayoral race, delaying a final result until more tabulation is completed under the city’s ranked-choice voting system, the Associated Press reported late Tuesday. After the first round of voting, Mayor…
Day before the election Omar Fateh and Ilhan Omar come to the University of Minnesota
Minneapolis mayoral candidate and state Sen. Omar Fateh (DFL-Minneapolis) canvassed University of Minnesota dorms Tuesday, one day before the mayoral election. Fateh and his team were joined by Rep. Ilhan Omar (DFL-Minn.) and Council member Robin Wonsley (Ward 2). The politicians came together for a campaigning effort, called Dorm Storm, where members of the community and students joined them in knocking on dormitory doors across the University’…
Winona Daily News
AP Race Call: Minneapolis mayor’s race advances to ranked choice voting
The Minneapolis mayor’s race will advance to ranked choice voting after none of the candidates received at least 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s election. Minneapolis allows voters to rank up to three candidates in its municipal races. The field…
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