Robin Wonsley
Robin Wonsley is a member of theMinneapolis City Council in Minnesota, representingWard 2. She assumed office on January 3, 2022. Her current term ends on January 7, 2030.
Wonsley (Democratic Socialists of America) ran for re-election to theMinneapolis City Council to representWard 2 in Minnesota. She won in the general election onNovember 4, 2025.
Elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, but the Minneapolis City Charter allows mayoral and city council candidates to choose a party label to appear below their name on the official ballot. Ballotpedia includes candidates' party or principle to best reflect what voters will see on their ballot.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2025)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 2
Theranked-choice voting election was won byRobin Wonsley in round 1 .
Candidate | % | Total Votes | Transfer | Round eliminated | ||
| Robin Wonsley | 59.8 | 3,825 | 0 | Won (1) | ||
| Shelley Madore | 32.3 | 2,069 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Max Theroux | 3.9 | 252 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Michael Baskins | 3.7 | 236 | 0 | 1 | ||
Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1. | 0.2 | 14 | 0 | |||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,396 | |||
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Endorsements
2023
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2023)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 2
Theranked-choice voting election was won byRobin Wonsley in round 1 .
Candidate | % | Total Votes | Transfer | Round eliminated | ||
| Robin Wonsley | 67.6 | 1,381 | 0 | Won (1) | ||
| Michael Baskins (Write-in) | 23.7 | 484 | 0 | 1 | ||
Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1. | 8.7 | 177 | 0 | |||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,042 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wonsley in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2021)
General election
General election for Minneapolis City Council Ward 2
Theranked-choice voting election was won byRobin Wonsley in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
Candidate | % | Total Votes | Transfer | Round eliminated | ||
| Robin Wonsley | 50.1 | 4,056 | 1,177 | Won (3) | ||
| Yusra Arab | 49.9 | 4,037 | 801 | 3 | ||
| Cam Gordon | 0.0 | 0 | -2,800 | 2 | ||
| Tom Anderson | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Guy Gaskin | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Candidate | % | Total Votes | Transfer | Round eliminated | ||
| Robin Wonsley | 32.3 | 2,879 | 116 | Won (3) | ||
| Yusra Arab | 36.3 | 3,236 | 517 | 3 | ||
| Cam Gordon | 31.4 | 2,800 | 292 | 2 | ||
| Tom Anderson | 0.0 | 0 | -982 | 1 | ||
| Guy Gaskin | 0.0 | 0 | -546 | 1 |
Candidate | % | Total Votes | Transfer | Round eliminated | ||
| Robin Wonsley | 29.0 | 2,763 | 0 | Won (3) | ||
| Yusra Arab | 28.5 | 2,719 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Cam Gordon | 26.3 | 2,508 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Tom Anderson | 10.3 | 982 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Guy Gaskin | 5.7 | 546 | 0 | 1 | ||
Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1. | 0.1 | 9 | 0 | |||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 9,527 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also:Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robin Wonsley did not completeBallotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Robin Wonsley did not completeBallotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Robin Wonsley did not completeBallotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
- Click here to view an archived version of Worlobah's campaign website.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Candidate Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 | Officeholder Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 | Personal |
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Cam Gordon | Minneapolis City Council Ward 2 2022-Present | Succeeded by - |
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- 2021 challenger
- 2021 general election (winner)
- 2023 general election (winner)
- 2023 incumbent
- 2025 general election (winner)
- 2025 incumbent
- Current city officeholder
- Current municipal officeholder
- Current municipal officeholder inside coverage scope
- Democratic Socialists of America
- Marquee, general candidate, 2021
- Minneapolis City Council candidate, 2021
- Minneapolis City Council candidate, 2023
- Minneapolis City Council candidate, 2025
- Minnesota
- Municipal candidate, 2021
- Municipal candidate, 2023
- Municipal candidate, 2025
- Municipal candidates
- Nonpartisan
- TSP2023
- City council official of one of the 100 largest United States cities by population
- Current city council member, Minneapolis
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