A general election was held in Minneapolis on November 7, 2017. Minneapolis's mayor was up for election as well as all the seats on the City Council, the two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and all the seats on the Park and Recreation Board. Voters were able to rank up to three candidates for each office in order of preference.
Mayor
Incumbent Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Mayor Betsy Hodges sought re-election to a second term among a field of 16 candidates. Jacob Frey won after five rounds of vote tabulations via instant-runoff voting.
City Council
All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council were up for election. 13 members were elected from single-member districts via instant-runoff voting.
Board of Estimate and Taxation The two elected seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation were up for election. Two members were elected from one citywide, at-large district via the single transferable vote.
Candidates IncumbentsCandidatesNameFirst electedNameParty endorsementCarol Becker2005Carol BeckerMinneapolis DFLDavid Wheeler2009David WheelerMinneapolis DFL
Results Candidate% 1stchoiceRound 1Carol Becker69.1148,163David Wheeler27.7119,312John Edwards2.211,539Write-ins0.98680Valid votes69,694Threshold23,232Undervotes36,234Turnout42.45105,928Registered voters249,512Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
Park and Recreation Board All nine seats on the Park and Recreation Board were up for election. Three members were elected from one citywide, at-large district via the single transferable vote and six from single-member districts via instant-runoff voting.
Retiring members John Erwin, at-large Jon Olson, District 2 Anita Tabb, District 4 Scott Vreeland, District 3 Liz Wielinski, District 1 Annie Young, at-large
Candidates DistrictIncumbent(s)CandidatesNameFirst electedNameParty endorsementAt-largeJohn Erwin2002, 2009Charlie CasserlyMeg Forney2013Mike DerusAnnie Young1989Meg ForneyLondel FrenchMinneapolis DFLRuss HenryMinneapolis DFLDevin HoganMinneapolis DFLJonathan HonerbrinkMinneapolis City Republican CommitteeBob SullentropMinneapolis City Republican CommitteeLaTrisha VetawFifth District Green Party1Liz Wielinski2009Mohamed BarreBilly MenzFifth District Green PartyChris MeyerMinneapolis DFL2Jon Olson2001Kale SeversonMinneapolis DFLMike Tate3Scott Vreeland2005Charles ExnerFifth District Green PartyAbdikadir "AK" HassanAbdi Mohamed4Anita Tabb2009Jono CowgillMinneapolis DFLTom Nordyke5Steffanie Musich2013Andrea FahrenkrugSteffanie MusichMinneapolis DFLBill Shroyer6Brad Bourn2009Brad BournMinneapolis DFLBob FineRobert SchlosserJennifer ZielinskiMinneapolis City Republican Committee
Results Incumbents Meg Forney (At-large), Steffanie Musich (District 5), and Brad Bourn (District 6) were re-elected. Also elected were at-large candidates LaTrisha Vetaw and Londel French, Chris Meyer (District 1), Kale Severson (District 2), Abdikadir "AK" Hassan (District 3), and Jono Cowgill (District 4).
At-large
Candidate% 1stchoiceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4% FinalLaTrisha Vetaw21.9618,52619,14220,52922,82727.06Meg Forney22.5419,01020,36621,06622,50626.68Londel French14.7112,40512,81514,30817,94721.28Mike Derus12.6610,67912,33512,84913,97016.56Russ Henry10.749,0569,81511,014Devin Hogan7.416,2466,735Charlie Casserly4.453,756Jonathan Honerbrink3.102,617Bob Sullentrop1.971,659Scott Vreeland0.003Write-ins0.46390Exhausted ballots3,1394,5817,0978.41Valid votes84,347Threshold21,087Undervotes21,581Turnout42.45105,928Registered voters249,512Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 1
Candidate% 1stchoiceRound 1Round 2% FinalChris Meyer44.456,3587,21050.41Billy Menz35.455,0705,83140.77Mohamed Barre19.532,793Write-ins0.5782Exhausted ballots1,2628.82Valid votes14,303Threshold7,152Undervotes3,482Turnout17,785Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 2
Candidate% 1stchoiceRound 1Kale Severson56.965,089Mike Tate42.293,778Write-ins0.7567Valid votes8,934Threshold4,468Undervotes2,228Turnout11,162Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 3
Candidate% 1stchoiceRound 1Round 2% FinalAbdikadir Hassan48.497,0947,75352.99Abdi Mohamed37.015,4155,84139.92Charles Exner14.142,069Write-ins0.3652Exhausted ballots1,0367.08Valid votes14,630Threshold7,316Undervotes1,971Turnout16,601Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 4
Candidate% 1stchoiceRound 1Jono Cowgill50.286,794Tom Nordyke48.956,615Write-ins0.77104Valid votes13,513Threshold6,757Undervotes4,654Turnout18,167Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 5
Candidate% 1stchoiceRound 1Steffanie Musich58.309,466Bill Shroyer24.573,990Andrea Fahrenkrug16.572,691Write-ins0.5691Valid votes16,238Threshold8,120Undervotes4,377Turnout20,615Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 6
Candidate% 1stchoiceRound 1Round 2% FinalBrad Bourn43.738,0848,78547.52Bob Fine40.527,4918,47145.82Jennifer Zielinski12.292,273Bob Schlosser3.16584Write-ins0.3056Exhausted ballots1,2326.66Valid votes18,488Threshold9,245Undervotes3,110Turnout21,598Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
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References
External links Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services