Frey Holds Onto Lead In Minneapolis Mayor’s Race After First-Choice Vote Count

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — With nearly all precincts reporting first-choice votes, Mayor Jacob Frey holds a strong lead in Minneapolis’s ranked-choice mayoral race, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s office.

Frey leads with about 42 percent of first-choice votes as of 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Because ranked-choice voting requires a special results process, the final outcome will not be known on Election Night.

A candidate must receive at least 50 percent plus one vote to win outright. If no candidate reaches that threshold, tabulation of subsequent ranked-choice rounds will continue Wednesday, Nov. 5, and Thursday, Nov. 6, if necessary.

Round one, first-choice ballots

Precincts Reporting in Municipality: 99.27% (136 of 137) — Last Updated: 11/04/25 10:27 PM

• Jacob Frey (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) – 60,735 votes (41.76%)
• Omar Fateh (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) – 46,131 votes (31.72%)
• DeWayne Davis (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) – 19,971 votes (13.73%)
• Jazz Hampton (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) – 15,119 votes (10.39%)
• Laverne Turner (Independent) – 788 votes (0.54%)
• Brenda Short (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) – 761 votes (0.52%)
• Charlie McCloud (Independent) – 471 votes (0.32%)
• Andrea Revel (For the People) – 376 votes (0.26%)
• Kevin Dwire (Socialist Workers Party) – 295 votes (0.20%)
• Alejandro Richardson (Independent) – 205 votes (0.14%)
• Kevin Ward (Nobody’s Party) – 165 votes (0.11%)
• Jeffrey Alan Wagner (Why Not Wagner) – 127 votes (0.09%)
• WRITE-IN (WRITE-IN) – 111 votes (0.08%)
• Xavier Pauke (Protecting Tomorrow’s Dreams) – 93 votes (0.06%)
• Troy A. Peterson (Momunist) – 52 votes (0.04%)
• Adam Terzich (Renaissance) – 51 votes (0.04%)

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Voters cast ballots Tuesday in a crowded field led by Frey and State Sen. Omar Fateh.

Frey, first elected in 2017, is seeking a third term with a campaign centered on steady leadership, continued crime reduction, and affordable-housing expansion. He has backing from major unions, Gov. Tim Walz, and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

Fateh, who represents south Minneapolis in the Minnesota Senate, is running on a progressive platform emphasizing housing justice, labor rights, and police reform. He has the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and support from local progressive groups.

More than a dozen other candidates also appeared on the ballot, including DeWayne Davis, Jazz Hampton, Andrea Revel, and several independents and minor-party hopefuls.

Minneapolis voters were allowed to rank up to three candidates for mayor. If no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, election officials will eliminate the lowest-performing contenders and reallocate their votes until a candidate surpasses 50 percent.

In the 2021 mayoral race, Frey secured reelection after two rounds of tabulation. Ranked-choice counting will begin once first-choice totals are reported and may continue into Wednesday depending on the number of ballots cast.