2017 Minneapolis municipal election

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

Incumbents		Candidates
Name	First elected	Name	Party endorsement
Carol Becker	2005	Carol Becker[1]	Minneapolis DFL[2]
David Wheeler	2009	David Wheeler[3]	Minneapolis DFL[2]

Results

Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1
Carol Becker	69.11	48,163
David Wheeler	27.71	19,312
John Edwards[nb 1]	2.21	1,539
Write-ins	0.98	680
Valid votes		69,694
Threshold		23,232
Undervotes		36,234
Turnout	42.45	105,928
Registered voters		249,512
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[4][5]

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[6]
• Jon Olson, District 2[7]
• Anita Tabb, District 4[8]
• Scott Vreeland, District 3[9]
• Liz Wielinski, District 1[9]
• Annie Young, At-large[10]

Candidates

District	Incumbent(s)		Candidates
	Name	First elected	Name	Party endorsement
At-large	John Erwin[nb 2]	2002, 2009[nb 3]	Charlie Casserly[11]
	Meg Forney	2013	Mike Derus[11]
	Annie Young[nb 2]	1989	Meg Forney[12]
			Londel French[13]	Minneapolis DFL[6]
			Russ Henry[13]	Minneapolis DFL[6]
			Devin Hogan[14]	Minneapolis DFL[6]
			Jonathan Honerbrink[15]	Minneapolis City Republican Committee[16]
			Bob Sullentrop[11]	Minneapolis City Republican Committee[16]
			LaTrisha Vetaw[14]	Fifth District Green Party[17]
1	Liz Wielinski[nb 2]	2009	Mohamed Barre[11]
			Billy Menz[11]	Fifth District Green Party[17]
			Chris Meyer[13]	Minneapolis DFL[6]
2	Jon Olson[nb 2]	2001	Kale Severson[13]	Minneapolis DFL[6]
			Mike Tate[18]
3	Scott Vreeland[nb 2]	2005	Charles Exner[12]	Fifth District Green Party[17]
			Abdikadir "AK" Hassan[13]
			Abdi Mohamed[13]
4	Anita Tabb[nb 2]	2009	Jono Cowgill[13]	Minneapolis DFL[6]
			Tom Nordyke[14]
5	Steffanie Musich	2013	Andrea Fahrenkrug[12]
			Steffanie Musich[13]	Minneapolis DFL[6]
			Bill Shroyer[13]
6	Brad Bourn	2009	Brad Bourn[19]	Minneapolis DFL[6]
			Bob Fine[20]
			Robert Schlosser[20]
			Jennifer Zielinski[16]	Minneapolis City Republican Committee[16]

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).[21]

At-large

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct.

Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	% Final
LaTrisha Vetaw	21.96	18,526	19,142	20,529	22,827	27.06
Meg Forney	22.54	19,010	20,366	21,066	22,506	26.68
Londel French	14.71	12,405	12,815	14,308	17,947	21.28
Mike Derus	12.66	10,679	12,335	12,849	13,970	16.56
Russ Henry	10.74	9,056	9,815	11,014
Devin Hogan	7.41	6,246	6,735
Charlie Casserly	4.45	3,756
Jonathan Honerbrink	3.10	2,617
Bob Sullentrop	1.97	1,659
Scott Vreeland[nb 1]	0.00	3
Write-ins	0.46	390
Exhausted ballots			3,139	4,581	7,097	8.41
Valid votes		84,347
Threshold		21,087
Undervotes		21,581
Turnout	42.45	105,928
Registered voters		249,512
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[5][22]

District 1

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 1.

Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1	Round 2	% Final
Chris Meyer	44.45	6,358	7,210	50.41
Billy Menz	35.45	5,070	5,831	40.77
Mohamed Barre	19.53	2,793
Write-ins	0.57	82
Exhausted ballots			1,262	8.82
Valid votes		14,303
Threshold		7,152
Undervotes		3,482
Turnout		17,785
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[23]

District 2

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 2.

Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1
Kale Severson	56.96	5,089
Mike Tate	42.29	3,778
Write-ins	0.75	67
Valid votes		8,934
Threshold		4,468
Undervotes		2,228
Turnout		11,162
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[24]

District 3

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 3.

Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1	Round 2	% Final
Abdikadir Hassan	48.49	7,094	7,753	52.99
Abdi Mohamed	37.01	5,415	5,841	39.92
Charles Exner	14.14	2,069
Write-ins	0.36	52
Exhausted ballots			1,036	7.08
Valid votes		14,630
Threshold		7,316
Undervotes		1,971
Turnout		16,601
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[25]

District 4

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 4.

Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1
Jono Cowgill	50.28	6,794
Tom Nordyke	48.95	6,615
Write-ins	0.77	104
Valid votes		13,513
Threshold		6,757
Undervotes		4,654
Turnout		18,167
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[26]

District 5

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 5.

Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1
Steffanie Musich	58.30	9,466
Bill Shroyer	24.57	3,990
Andrea Fahrenkrug	16.57	2,691
Write-ins	0.56	91
Valid votes		16,238
Threshold		8,120
Undervotes		4,377
Turnout		20,615
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[27]

District 6

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 6.

Candidate	% 1st Choice	Round 1	Round 2	% Final
Brad Bourn	43.73	8,084	8,785	47.52
Bob Fine	40.52	7,491	8,471	45.82
Jennifer Zielinski	12.29	2,273
Bob Schlosser	3.16	584
Write-ins	0.30	56
Exhausted ballots			1,232	6.66
Valid votes		18,488
Threshold		9,245
Undervotes		3,110
Turnout		21,598
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services[28]

Notes

1. Write-in candidate.
2. Retired; did not seek re-election.
3. Elected to non-consecutive terms.

References

1. "Carol Becker" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
2. "2017 DFL Endorsed Candidates". Minneapolis DFL. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
3. "David Wheeler" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
4. "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Board of Estimate and Taxation Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary". Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
5. "Order by the Municipal Canvassing Board" (PDF). City of Minneapolis. November 15, 2017. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
6. Mahamud, Faiza (July 10, 2017). "Newcomers dominate DFL Park Board slate; two ejected after fistfight". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
7. Mahamud, Faiza (April 6, 2017). "Olson will not seek re-election to Minneapolis Park Board". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
8. Mahamud, Faiza (January 6, 2017). "Minneapolis Park Board re-elects Anita Tabb as president". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
9. Callaghan, Peter (July 10, 2017). "What we learned from the Minneapolis DFL convention". MinnPost. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
10. Mahamud, Faiza (March 10, 2017). "After 28 years, Minneapolis Park Board's Annie Young says 'it's time to hang it up'". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
11. Best, Eric (October 20, 2017). "Voter Guide: Park Board". The Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
12. Best, Eric (August 15, 2017). "Forney announces she'll remain in Park Board race". Southwest Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
13. Best, Eric (July 10, 2017). "DFL endorsements could mean big changes for Park Board". Southwest Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
14. Wahlberg, Adam (October 10, 2017). "The battle for the soul of the Minneapolis Park Board". MinnPost. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
15. Thomas, Dylan (July 17, 2017). "Honerbrink now plans run for Park Board". Southwest Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
16. Roper, Eric (July 19, 2017). "Minneapolis Republicans endorse six candidates for city elections". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
17. "Our Candidates". Green Party of Minnesota. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
18. Best, Eric (August 24, 2017). "Forney, Tate stay in Park Board race". The Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
19. Mahamud, Faiza (October 26, 2017). "Candidates battle in election that could remake the Minneapolis Park Board". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
20. Best, Eric (October 20, 2017). "Voter Guide: Park Board". Southwest Journal. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
21. Mahamud, Faiza (November 8, 2017). "Minneapolis Park Board will have 6 new faces". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
22. "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Parks & Recreation Commissioner At Large Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary". Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
23. "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 1 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary". Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
24. "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 2 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary". Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
25. "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 3 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary". Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
26. "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 4 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary". Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
27. "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 5 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary". Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
28. "2017 Minneapolis Election Results: Park Board District 6 Ranked-Choice Voting Tabulation Summary". Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

External links

• Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services