A general election was held in Minneapolis on November 4, 2025. 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. City offices are formally nonpartisan, though the offices of mayor and city council allow candidates to list a party or preference.
The candidate filing period was from July 29 to August 12, 2025. Early in-person and mail voting began on September 19, 2025.
Mayor
There was an election for Mayor of Minneapolis in 2025. Incumbent Jacob Frey was elected to a third term. The Minneapolis DFL endorsed one of his challengers, Omar Fateh, though the endorsement was later revoked by the state party.
City Council
All 13 seats on the Minneapolis City Council were up for election to a four-year term. Each resident of Minneapolis can elect one city council member in a single-member district. Because of re-districting, members were last elected in 2021 and 2023 for two-year terms instead of the usual four.
Park and Recreation Board All 6 districts and 3 at-large seats on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board were on the ballot in 2025. Meg Forney, Tom Olsen, and Amber Frederick won seats.
At-large Candidates Matthew Dowgwillo Meg Forney, incumbent commissioner Amber Frederick Mary McKelvey Tim Peterson Adam Schneider Averi M. Turner Tom Olsen, incumbent commissioner Michael Wilson
Endorsements
Results Minneapolis Park and Recreation at-large resultsAffiliationCandidateFPV (%) Votes per roundStatus 1 2 3 4 5Non-partisan Meg Forney 22.38 25,368 26,343 28,610 34,085 28,338colspan=1 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Tom Olsen 20.11 22,796 23,175 25,347 26,665 27,487colspan=1 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Amber A. Frederick 15.05 17,056 18,338 20,373 22,261 23,187colspan=1 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Michael Wilson 13.49 15,291 15,833 18,617 19,705 19,978 Non-partisan Mary McKelvey 10.69 12,116 12,914 14,904colspan=3 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Matthew Dowgwillo 6.27 7,112 7,524colspan=4 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Adam Schneider 6.25 7,083 7,494colspan=4 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Averi M. Turner 5.40 6,118colspan=5 style="text-align:right;" Write-ins 0.36 408colspan=5 style="text-align:right;" Exhausted ballots1,7275,49710,64214,357Total votes113,348Threshold28,338Undervotes34,354Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 1 Park Board District 1 is located in northeast and southeast Minneapolis. It includes the whole Northeast community, the neighborhoods of Como, Marshall Terrace, Mid City Industrial, Prospect Park/East River Road, and Sheridan, the University of Minnesota area, and part of Marcy Holmes. Dan Engelhart won the seat with 59% of the vote. Candidates Dan Engelhart Dan Miller
Withdrawn Billy Menz, incumbent commissioner
Endorsements
Results Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 1 resultsPartyCandidateRound 1 Votes %Non-partisanDan Engelhart9,64159.1%Non-partisan Dan Miller 6,582 40.4%Write-inWrite-ins89 0.5% Total active votes16,312100.0%Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 2 Park Board District 2 is located in north Minneapolis. It includes the communities of Camden and Near North and part of the North Loop. Charles Rucker won reelection with 98% of the vote.
Candidates Charles Rucker, incumbent commissioner (at-large)
Endorsements
Results Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 2 resultsPartyCandidateRound 1 Votes %Non-partisanCharles Rucker8,44797.70%Write-inWrite-ins199 2.30% Total active votes8,646100.0%Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 3 Park Board District 3 is located in south-central Minneapolis. It includes the neighborhoods of Cedar Riverside, Cooper, Corcoran, Howe, Longfellow, Powderhorn Park, Seward, and all of Phillips. Kedar Deshpande won the seat with 98% of the vote. Candidates Kedar Deshpande
Withdrawn Ilhan Aden Hawa Hassan
Endorsements
Results Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 3 resultsPartyCandidateRound 1 Votes %Non-partisanKedar Deshpande8,63398.05%Write-inWrite-ins172 1.95% Total active votes8,805100.0%Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 4 District 4 is centrally located in Minneapolis. It includes most of the Central community, the neighborhoods of Bryn Mawr, Cedar-Isles-Dean, Kenwood, Lowry Hill, The Wedge, Nicollet Island, and Whittier, and parts of Marcy Holmes, and East Bde Maka Ska. Incumbent commissioner Elizabeth Shaffer did not seek re-election, instead running for city council in ward 7. Jason Garcia won the seat with a final percentage of 51.5%.
Candidates Jeanette Colby Jason Garcia Andrew Gebo
Withdrawn Paula Chesley Conrad Zbikowski
Endorsements
Results Minneapolis Park and Recreation District 4 resultsAffiliationCandidateFPV (%) Votes per roundStatus 1 2Non-partisan Jason Garcia 48.27 9,506 10,142colspan=1 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Jeanette Colby 42.92 8,451 8,939colspan=1 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Andrew Gebo 8.38 1,650colspan=2 style="text-align:right;" Write-ins 0.43 85colspan=2 style="text-align:right;" Exhausted ballots611Total votes19,692Threshold9,847Undervotes6,838Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 5 Park Board District 5 is in South Minneapolis. It covers the Nokomis community and most of Longfellow and Powderhorn. Kay Carvajal Moran won the seat with a final percentage of 52.9%.
Candidates Colton Baldus (Twin Cities CPUSA) Kay Carvajal Moran Justin Theodore Cermak Steffanie Musich, incumbent commissioner
Results Minneapolis Park and Recreation District 5 resultsAffiliationCandidateFPV (%) Votes per roundStatus 1 2Non-partisan Kay Carvajal Moran 47.96 12,901 14,237colspan=1 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Steffanie Musich 36.39 9,789 10,932colspan=1 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Justin Theodore Cermak 9.11 2,451colspan=2 style="text-align:right;" Non-partisan Colton Baldus 6.18 1,661colspan=2 style="text-align:right;" Write-ins 0.35 95colspan=2 style="text-align:right;" Exhausted ballots1,728Total votes26,897Threshold13,449Undervotes7,571Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
District 6 Park Board District 6 is in southwest Minneapolis. It consists of the Southwest community, the neighborhoods of Lyndale, South Uptown, and West Maka Ska, and part of East Bde Maka Ska. Cathy Abene won reelection with 65% of the vote.
Candidates Cathy Abene, incumbent commissioner Ira Jourdain
Endorsements
Results Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 6 resultsPartyCandidateRound 1 Votes %Non-partisanCathy Abene17,74665.16%Non-partisan Ira Jourdain 9,399 34.51%Write-inWrite-ins90 0.33% Total active votes27,235100.0%Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
Board of Estimate and Taxation The two directly elected, at-large seats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation were for election. The board also includes the mayor and representatives from the city's other elected bodies. Eric Harris Bernstein and Steve Brandt won seats.
Candidates Eric Harris Bernstein Steve Brandt, incumbent Bob Fine
Withdrawn Samantha Pree-Stinson, incumbent
Endorsements
Results Board of Estimate and Taxation at-large resultsPartyCandidateRound 1 Votes %Non-partisanEric Harris Bernstein42,82940.1%Non-partisanSteve Brandt35,91133.7%Non-partisan Bob Fine 27,445 25.7%Write-inWrite-ins497 0.5% Total active votes106,682100.0%Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services
Notes
References
External links City of Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections
Campaign websites Park Board
Matthew Dowgwillo (at-large) Meg Forney (at-large) Amber Frederick (at-large) Mary McKelvey (at-large) Tom Olsen (at-large) Adam Schneider (at-large) Averi M. Turner (at-large) Michael Wilson (at-large) Dan Engelhart (district 1) Dan Miller (district 1) Charles Rucker (district 2)
Kedar Deshpande (district 3) Jeanette Colby (district 4) Jason Garcia (district 4) Jody Wynen (district 4) Steffanie Musich (district 5) Cathy Abene (district 6) Ira Jourdain (district 6)
Board of Estimate and Taxation Steve Brandt (DFL)