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Robin Wonsley

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Robin Wonsley
Minneapolis City Council Ward 2
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2030
Years in position
4
Predecessor:Cam Gordon (Nonpartisan)

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2025
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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
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Robin Wonsley
 
59.8
 
3,8250Won (1)
Shelley Madore
 
32.3
 
2,06901
Max Theroux
 
3.9
 
25201
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Michael Baskins
 
3.7
 
23601
  
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
 
140 

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Total votes: 6,396
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Endorsements

Wonsley received the following endorsements.

  • Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America

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
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Robin Wonsley
 
67.6
 
1,3810Won (1)
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Michael Baskins (Write-in)
 
23.7
 
48401
  
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
 
1770 

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,042
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

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
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Robin Wonsley
 
50.1
 
4,0561,177Won (3)
Yusra Arab
 
49.9
 
4,0378013
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Cam Gordon
 
0.0
 
0-2,8002
Tom Anderson
 
0.0
 
001
Guy Gaskin
 
0.0
 
001
  
Candidate
%
Total Votes
Transfer
Round eliminated
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Robin Wonsley
 
32.3
 
2,879116Won (3)
Yusra Arab
 
36.3
 
3,2365173
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Cam Gordon
 
31.4
 
2,8002922
Tom Anderson
 
0.0
 
0-9821
Guy Gaskin
 
0.0
 
0-5461
  
Candidate
%
Total Votes
Transfer
Round eliminated
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Robin Wonsley
 
29.0
 
2,7630Won (3)
Yusra Arab
 
28.5
 
2,71903
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Cam Gordon
 
26.3
 
2,50802
Tom Anderson
 
10.3
 
98201
Guy Gaskin
 
5.7
 
54601
  
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
 
90 

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,527
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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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


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