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Ageneral election was held inMinneapolis on November 2, 2021. 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. Additionally, there were threeballot measures on the ballot related to government structure, public safety, andrent control.[1]
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IncumbentMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL)MayorJacob Frey sought re-election to a second term among a field of 16 candidates. He won with 56% of the vote in the second round of the rank-choice ballot.
All 13 seats on theMinneapolis City Council were up for election. Each resident of Minneapolis could elect one city councilor in asingle-member district. Because ofre-districting, members were only elected for a two-year term instead of the usual four-year term. The DFL retained their supermajority, winning 12 of the 13 wards and over 85% of total votes cast.Cam Gordon, the council's sole Green Party member, lost to newcomerRobin Wonsley Worlobah. She became theDSA's first representative elected to the Minneapolis City Council.
All 9 seats on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board were up for election in 2021. This includes 6 district commissioners and 3 at-large commissioners. Park commissioners run as nonpartisan.
| Minneapolis Park and Recreation Commissioner at-large seats, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
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| Affiliation | Candidate | FPV (%) | Votes per round | Status | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| Non-partisan | Meg Forney | 29.64 | 31,612 | 31,629 | 26,663[2] | Elected | ||||||||
| Non-partisan | Tom Olsen | 19.41 | 20,702 | 20,710 | 21,094 | 21,935 | 23,456 | 27,775 | 26,664[2] | Elected | ||||
| Non-partisan | Alicia D. Smith | 12.00 | 12,799 | 12,806 | 13,517 | 15,138 | 17,317 | 19,298 | 19,657 | Elected | ||||
| Non-partisan | Mary McKelvey | 11.32 | 12,074 | 12,079 | 13,441 | 14,936 | 16,869 | 18,298 | 18,458 | Lost | ||||
| Non-partisan | Londel French | 11.12 | 11,906 | 11,916 | 12,134 | 12,505 | 13,394 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Non-partisan | Charles Rucker | 9.11 | 9,711 | 9,720 | 10,128 | 10,761 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Non-partisan | Katherine Kelly | 6.82 | 7,270 | 7,272 | 7,575 | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Write-ins | — | 0.54 | 578 | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Exhausted ballots | 518 | 2,099 | 4,712 | 8,982 | 14,616 | 15,208 | ||||||||
| Total votes | 106,650 | |||||||||||||
| Threshold | 26,663 | |||||||||||||
| Undervotes | 38,687 | |||||||||||||
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[3] | ||||||||||||||
Running unopposed, Commissioner Billy Menz from District 1 was elected in the first round.[4]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Menz | 1,297 | 84.33 | |
| Write-in | 281 | 1.91 | |
Commissioner Becka Thompson was elected after the second round.[5]
| Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | % Final | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becka Thompson | 41.4% | 4,479 | 5,280 | 48.8% | Elected | ||
| Mike Shelton | 29.7% | 3,212 | 4,136 | 38.3% | Lost | ||
| Eric Moran | 28.2% | 3,047 | Eliminated | ||||
| Write-in | 0.7% | 73 | Eliminated | ||||
| Exhausted ballots | 1,395 | ||||||
| Total votes | 10,811 | ||||||
| Threshold | 5,406 | ||||||
| Undervotes | 4,534 | ||||||
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[5] | |||||||
Commissioner Becky Alper was elected for the third district in the first round.[6]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Alper | 9,073 | 59.5% | |
| AK Hassan | 3,163 | 19.4% | |
| Mohamoud Hassan | 2,953 | 19.4% | |
| Write-in | 65 | 0.4% | |
Commissioner Elizabeth Shaffer was elected for the fourth district in the first round, unseating sitting MPRB president Jono Cowgill.[7][8]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Shaffer | 11,900 | 61.5% | |
| Jono Cowgill | 7,312 | 37.8% | |
| Write-in | 134 | 0.7% | |
Steffanie Musich received enough votes after two rounds to be elected for District 5.[9]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steffanie Musich | 13,331 | 60.6% | |
| Charles Rodgers | 5,886 | 26.8% | |
| Justin Cermak | 2,668 | 12.1% | |
| Write-in | 105 | 0.5% | |
Commissioner Cathy Abene was elected to District 6 after the third round.[10]
| Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | % Final | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Abene | 26.3% | 6,445 | 8,126 | 11,621 | 47.4% | Elected |
| Bob Fine | 25.3% | 6,211 | 7,408 | 8,222 | 33.5% | Lost |
| Risa Hustad | 26.8% | 6,560 | 7,239 | Eliminated | ||
| Barb Schlaefer | 21.4% | 5,244 | Eliminated | |||
| Write-in | 0.3% | 62 | Eliminated | |||
| Exhausted ballots | 1,749 | 4,679 | ||||
| Total votes | 24,522 | |||||
| Threshold | 12,262 | |||||
| Undervotes | 5,955 | |||||
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[10] | ||||||
The two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation were up for election. Steve Brandt and Samantha Pree-Stinson were elected from one citywide, at-large district via thesingle transferable vote.
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | % Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-partisan | Steve Brandt | 44.62% | 42,672 | 44,340 | 31,876[2] | 33.33% | |
| Green Party | Samantha Pree-Stinson | 26.77% | 25,597 | 26,194 | 29,493 | 30.84% | |
| Non-partisan | Pine Salica | 21.74% | 20,786 | 21,521 | 24,137 | 25.84% | |
| Non-partisan | Kevin Nikiforakis | 6.08% | 5,815 | Eliminated | |||
| Write-in | N/A | 0.09% | 755 | Eliminated | |||
| Exhausted ballots | 2,973 | 10,116 | 10.58% | ||||
| Valid votes | 95,625 | ||||||
| Threshold | 31,876 | ||||||
| Undervotes | 49,712 | ||||||
| Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[11] | |||||||
Question 1 would change the form of government of Minneapolis to an Executive Mayor-Legislative Council. It passed with 52% of the vote.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes | 74,037 | 52.41 |
| No | 67,228 | 47.59 |
| Total votes | 141,265 | 100.00 |
  Yes: 70%–80% 60%–70% 50%–60% No: 50%–60% 60%–70% 70%–80% 80%–90% |
On November 2, 2021, voters in Minneapolis rejected the ballot measure with 80,506 or 56.2 percent of votes cast for "no" versus 62,813 or 43.8% of votes for "yes".[13]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 No | 80,506 | 56.2 |
| Yes | 62,813 | 43.8 |
| Total votes | 143,319 | 100.00 |
Question 3 permitted the Minneapolis City Council to enact rent control on private residential property. It passed with 53% of the vote.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 75,598 | 53.21 |
| No | 66,468 | 46.79 |
| Total votes | 142,066 | 100.00 |