2017 Minneapolis municipal election ← 2013 November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07 ) 2021 →
Ageneral election was held inMinneapolis on November 7, 2017. Minneapolis'smayor was up for election as well as all the seats on theCity Council , the two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the seats on thePark and Recreation Board . Voters were able to rank up to three candidates for each office in order of preference.
IncumbentMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL)Mayor Betsy Hodges sought re-election to a second term among a field of 16 candidates.Jacob Frey won after five rounds of vote tabulations viainstant-runoff voting .
All 13 seats on theMinneapolis City Council were up for election. 13 members were elected fromsingle-member districts viainstant-runoff voting .
Board of Estimate and Taxation [ edit ] The two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation were up for election. Two members were elected from one citywide, at-large district via thesingle transferable vote .
Incumbents Candidates Name First elected Name Party endorsement Carol Becker 2005 Carol Becker[ 1] Minneapolis DFL[ 2] David Wheeler 2009 David Wheeler[ 3] Minneapolis DFL[ 2]
Candidate % 1st Round 1 Carol Becker 69.11 48,163 David Wheeler 27.71 19,312 John Edwards[ nb 1] 2.21 1,539 Write-ins 0.98 680 Valid votes 69,694 Threshold 23,232 Undervotes 36,234 Turnout 42.45 105,928 Registered voters 249,512 Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[ 4] [ 5]
Park and Recreation Board [ edit ] All nine seats on thePark and Recreation Board were up for election. Three members were elected from one citywide, at-large district via thesingle transferable vote and six fromsingle-member districts viainstant-runoff voting .
John Erwin, at-large[ 6] Jon Olson, District 2[ 7] Anita Tabb, District 4[ 8] Scott Vreeland, District 3[ 9] Liz Wielinski, District 1[ 9] Annie Young , at-large[ 10] District Incumbent(s) Candidates Name First elected Name Party endorsement At-large John Erwin[ nb 2] 2002, 2009[ nb 3] Charlie Casserly[ 11] Meg Forney 2013 Mike Derus[ 11] Annie Young [ nb 2] 1989 Meg Forney[ 12] Londel French[ 13] Minneapolis DFL[ 6] Russ Henry[ 13] Minneapolis DFL[ 6] Devin Hogan[ 14] Minneapolis DFL[ 6] Jonathan Honerbrink[ 15] Minneapolis City Republican Committee[ 16] Bob Sullentrop[ 11] Minneapolis City Republican Committee[ 16] LaTrisha Vetaw[ 14] Fifth District Green Party[ 17] 1 Liz Wielinski[ nb 2] 2009 Mohamed Barre[ 11] Billy Menz[ 11] Fifth District Green Party[ 17] Chris Meyer[ 13] Minneapolis DFL[ 6] 2 Jon Olson[ nb 2] 2001 Kale Severson[ 13] Minneapolis DFL[ 6] Mike Tate[ 18] 3 Scott Vreeland[ nb 2] 2005 Charles Exner[ 12] Fifth District Green Party[ 17] Abdikadir "AK" Hassan[ 13] Abdi Mohamed[ 13] 4 Anita Tabb[ nb 2] 2009 Jono Cowgill[ 13] Minneapolis DFL[ 6] Tom Nordyke[ 14] 5 Steffanie Musich 2013 Andrea Fahrenkrug[ 12] Steffanie Musich[ 13] Minneapolis DFL[ 6] Bill Shroyer[ 13] 6 Brad Bourn 2009 Brad Bourn[ 19] Minneapolis DFL[ 6] Bob Fine[ 20] Robert Schlosser[ 20] Jennifer Zielinski[ 16] Minneapolis City Republican Committee[ 16]
Incumbents Meg Forney (At-large), Steffanie Musich (District 5), and Brad Bourn (District 6) were re-elected. Also elected were at-large candidates LaTrisha Vetaw and Londel French, Chris Meyer (District 1), Kale Severson (District 2), Abdikadir "AK" Hassan (District 3), and Jono Cowgill (District 4).[ 21]
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct Candidate % 1st Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 % Final LaTrisha Vetaw 21.96 18,526 19,142 20,529 22,827 27.06 Meg Forney 22.54 19,010 20,366 21,066 22,506 26.68 Londel French 14.71 12,405 12,815 14,308 17,947 21.28 Mike Derus 12.66 10,679 12,335 12,849 13,970 16.56 Russ Henry 10.74 9,056 9,815 11,014 Devin Hogan 7.41 6,246 6,735 Charlie Casserly 4.45 3,756 Jonathan Honerbrink 3.10 2,617 Bob Sullentrop 1.97 1,659 Scott Vreeland[ nb 1] 0.00 3 Write-ins 0.46 390 Exhausted ballots 3,139 4,581 7,097 8.41 Valid votes 84,347 Threshold 21,087 Undervotes 21,581 Turnout 42.45 105,928 Registered voters 249,512 Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[ 5] [ 22]
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 1 Candidate % 1st Round 1 Round 2 % Final Chris Meyer 44.45 6,358 7,210 50.41 Billy Menz 35.45 5,070 5,831 40.77 Mohamed Barre 19.53 2,793 Write-ins 0.57 82 Exhausted ballots 1,262 8.82 Valid votes 14,303 Threshold 7,152 Undervotes 3,482 Turnout 17,785 Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[ 23]
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 2 Candidate % 1st Round 1 Kale Severson 56.96 5,089 Mike Tate 42.29 3,778 Write-ins 0.75 67 Valid votes 8,934 Threshold 4,468 Undervotes 2,228 Turnout 11,162 Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[ 24]
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 3 Candidate % 1st Round 1 Round 2 % Final Abdikadir Hassan 48.49 7,094 7,753 52.99 Abdi Mohamed 37.01 5,415 5,841 39.92 Charles Exner 14.14 2,069 Write-ins 0.36 52 Exhausted ballots 1,036 7.08 Valid votes 14,630 Threshold 7,316 Undervotes 1,971 Turnout 16,601 Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[ 25]
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 4 Candidate % 1st Round 1 Jono Cowgill 50.28 6,794 Tom Nordyke 48.95 6,615 Write-ins 0.77 104 Valid votes 13,513 Threshold 6,757 Undervotes 4,654 Turnout 18,167 Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[ 26]
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 5 Candidate % 1st Round 1 Steffanie Musich 58.30 9,466 Bill Shroyer 24.57 3,990 Andrea Fahrenkrug 16.57 2,691 Write-ins 0.56 91 Valid votes 16,238 Threshold 8,120 Undervotes 4,377 Turnout 20,615 Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[ 27]
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 6 Candidate % 1st Round 1 Round 2 % Final Brad Bourn 43.73 8,084 8,785 47.52 Bob Fine 40.52 7,491 8,471 45.82 Jennifer Zielinski 12.29 2,273 Bob Schlosser 3.16 584 Write-ins 0.30 56 Exhausted ballots 1,232 6.66 Valid votes 18,488 Threshold 9,245 Undervotes 3,110 Turnout 21,598 Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[ 28]
^a b Write-in candidate. ^a b c d e f Retired; did not seek re-election. ^ Elected to non-consecutive terms. ^ "Carol Becker" (PDF) .Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 .^a b "2017 DFL Endorsed Candidates" . Minneapolis DFL. Archived fromthe original on May 7, 2017. RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 .^ "David Wheeler" (PDF) .Affidavit of Candidacy . City of Minneapolis. RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 .^ "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Board of Estimate and Taxation Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary" . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. RetrievedNovember 8, 2017 .^a b "Order by the Municipal Canvassing Board" (PDF) . City of Minneapolis. November 15, 2017. p. 3. RetrievedNovember 15, 2017 .^a b c d e f g h i Mahamud, Faiza (July 10, 2017)."Newcomers dominate DFL Park Board slate; two ejected after fistfight" .Star Tribune . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^ Mahamud, Faiza (April 6, 2017)."Olson will not seek re-election to Minneapolis Park Board" .Star Tribune . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^ Mahamud, Faiza (January 6, 2017)."Minneapolis Park Board re-elects Anita Tabb as president" .Star Tribune . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^a b Callaghan, Peter (July 10, 2017)."What we learned from the Minneapolis DFL convention" .MinnPost . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^ Mahamud, Faiza (March 10, 2017)."After 28 years, Minneapolis Park Board's Annie Young says 'it's time to hang it up' .Star Tribune . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^a b c d e Best, Eric (October 20, 2017)."Voter Guide: Park Board" .The Journal . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^a b c Best, Eric (August 15, 2017)."Forney announces she'll remain in Park Board race" .Southwest Journal . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^a b c d e f g h i Best, Eric (July 10, 2017)."DFL endorsements could mean big changes for Park Board" .Southwest Journal . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^a b c Wahlberg, Adam (October 10, 2017)."The battle for the soul of the Minneapolis Park Board" .MinnPost . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^ Thomas, Dylan (July 17, 2017)."Honerbrink now plans run for Park Board" .Southwest Journal . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^a b c d Roper, Eric (July 19, 2017)."Minneapolis Republicans endorse six candidates for city elections" .Star Tribune . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^a b c "Our Candidates" . Green Party of Minnesota. RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 .^ Best, Eric (August 24, 2017)."Forney, Tate stay in Park Board race" .The Journal . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^ Mahamud, Faiza (October 26, 2017)."Candidates battle in election that could remake the Minneapolis Park Board" .Star Tribune . RetrievedNovember 2, 2017 . ^a b Best, Eric (October 20, 2017)."Voter Guide: Park Board" .Southwest Journal . RetrievedNovember 3, 2017 . ^ Mahamud, Faiza (November 8, 2017)."Minneapolis Park Board will have 6 new faces" .Star Tribune . RetrievedNovember 19, 2017 . ^ "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Parks & Recreation Commissioner At Large Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary" . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. RetrievedNovember 8, 2017 .^ "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 1 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary" . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. RetrievedNovember 8, 2017 .^ "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 2 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary" . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. RetrievedNovember 8, 2017 .^ "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 3 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary" . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. RetrievedNovember 8, 2017 .^ "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 4 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary" . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. RetrievedNovember 8, 2017 .^ "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 5 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary" . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. RetrievedNovember 8, 2017 .^ "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 6 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary" . Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. RetrievedNovember 8, 2017 .
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