Minneapolis Mayor And City Council Results: What To Know Wednesday

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Minneapolis voters made their choices Tuesday, and now the city’s mayoral race is entering the ranked-choice phase of counting.

All 137 precincts reported their first-choice results early Wednesday morning, showing a clear lead for incumbent Jacob Frey, but not enough to avoid additional rounds of tabulation that will determine the final winner.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, the first-choice totals were:

• Jacob Frey (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) – 61,340 votes (41.71%)
• Omar Fateh (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) – 46,510 votes (31.63%)
• DeWayne Davis (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) – 20,383 votes (13.86%)
• Jazz Hampton (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) – 15,305 votes (10.41%)
• Laverne Turner (Independent) – 795 votes (0.54%)
• Brenda Short (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) – 767 votes (0.52%)
• Charlie McCloud (Independent) – 474 votes (0.32%)
• Andrea Revel (For the People) – 379 votes (0.26%)
• Kevin Dwire (Socialist Workers Party) – 295 votes (0.20%)
• Alejandro Richardson (Independent) – 205 votes (0.14%)
• Kevin Ward (Nobody’s Party) – 166 votes (0.11%)
• Jeffrey Alan Wagner (Why Not Wagner) – 127 votes (0.09%)
• WRITE-IN – 113 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 (0.03%)

With no candidate earning more than 50 percent of first-choice votes, ranked-choice tabulation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services.

The process will determine which candidate reaches a majority once the lowest-finishing contenders are eliminated and their voters’ next-choice rankings are redistributed.

While the mayoral count continues, city council results are largely set.

Minneapolis City Council Results

Progressives held onto a majority on the Minneapolis City Council despite Council Member Katie Cashman’s loss. Seven progressives won re-election or open seats late Tuesday night.

The Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America congratulated its endorsed candidates and members Soren Stevenson, Robin Wonsley, Jason Chavez, and Aisha Chughtai on their decisive wins.

The group also endorsed Omar Fateh for mayor, who currently trails Jacob Frey after first-choice votes were counted.

It’s not yet clear whether Fateh can overcome Frey’s lead once ranked-choice tabulation begins, but based on early totals, Frey remains the favorite to win a third term.

TCDSA leaders said members filled 1,100 volunteer shifts this election cycle — the largest slate of campaigns the chapter has ever supported.

“We are proud as a chapter to have supported all our endorsed campaigns,” said TCDSA Co-Chair Brooke Bartholomew, adding that corporate developers and landlords “spent over $1 million to tilt elections in their favor this year, but organized people pushed back.”

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Unofficial Minneapolis City Council Winners (2025)

(As of Nov. 5, 2025, from the Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services results)

• Ward 1: Elliott Payne
• Ward 2: Robin Wonsley
• Ward 3: Michael Rainville
• Ward 4: LaTrisha M. Vetaw
• Ward 5: Requires ranked-choice tabulation on Nov. 5
  • In Ward 5, Pearll Warren leads with 1,888 votes (33.9%), followed by Ethrophic Burnett with 1,417 votes (25.4%), leaving both short of the 2,788-vote threshold needed to win outright, so the race will be decided through ranked-choice tabulation.
• Ward 6: Jamal Osman
• Ward 7: Elizabeth Shaffer
• Ward 8: Soren Stevenson
• Ward 9: Jason Chavez
• Ward 10: Aisha Chughtai
• Ward 11: Jamison Whiting
• Ward 12: Aurin Chowdhury
• Ward 13: Linea Palmisano