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The 2021 Minneapolis City Council elections was held on November 2, 2021, to elect representatives for all 13 wards of the Minneapolis City Council. These elections occurred alongside the mayoral race and several other municipal offices, including Park Board and Board of Estimate and Taxation positions. The council elections were conducted using a ranked-choice voting system, which allows voters to rank candidates by preference on their ballots. [1]
Amid a backdrop of significant local and national events, including the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, candidates across the wards ran on various platforms, addressing key issues such as public safety reform, housing, economic recovery, and the city's approach to policing. [2]
The DFL garnered an overwhelming 85% of the 1st choice votes, a 3 percentage point increase from the previous election. The remaining seat was taken by Democratic Socialist candidate Robin Wonsley Worlobah who beat incumbent Green Party council member Cam Gordon.
Overall, moderates gained a net one seat on the 13-member council. This change suggests that moderates will have increased influence over key decisions on issues such as police reform and rent control. [3] While progressives managed to secure seats in Wards 1 and 9, they suffered losses in Wards 3, 4, and 11, where moderate challengers defeated progressive incumbents who had supported the now-failed charter amendment to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department. [4]
Ward | Incumbent | Candidates | ||||
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Name | Party | First elected | Name | Party | Party endorsement | |
1 | Kevin Reich | DFL | 2009 | Elliott Payne | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
Kevin Reich | DFL | |||||
Calvin Carpenter | Veterans | |||||
Thomas Wortman | DFL | |||||
2 | Cam Gordon | Green | 2005 | Cam Gordon | Green | Fifth District Green Party |
Robin Wonsley Worlobah | DSA | Twin Cities DSA [7] | ||||
Yusra Arab | DFL | |||||
Tom Anderson | DFL | |||||
Guy T. Gaskin | Republican | |||||
3 | Steve Fletcher | DFL | 2017 | Steve Fletcher | DFL | |
Hope Hennessey | Independent | |||||
Merv Moorhead | DFL | |||||
Michael Rainville | DFL | |||||
4 | Phillipe Cunningham | DFL | 2017 | Phillipe Cunningham | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
LaTrisha Vetaw | DFL | |||||
Leslie Davis | We the People | |||||
5 | Jeremiah Ellison | DFL | 2017 | Jeremiah Ellison | DFL | |
Suleiman Isse | DFL | |||||
Victor Martinez | DFL | |||||
Elijah Norris-Holliday | Independent | |||||
Kristel Porter | DFL | |||||
James Seymor | Witness | |||||
Cathy Spann | DFL | |||||
6 | Jamal Osman | DFL | 2020 | Abdirizak Bihi | DFL | |
Jamal Osman | DFL | |||||
7 | Lisa Goodman | DFL | 1997 | Lisa Goodman | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
Nick Kor | DFL | |||||
Teqen Zéa-Aida | DFL | |||||
Joanna Diaz | DFL | |||||
8 | Andrea Jenkins | DFL | 2017 | Andrea Jenkins | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
Robert Sullentrop | Republican | |||||
9 | Alondra Cano | DFL | 2013 | Jason Chavez | DFL | Minneapolis DFL Twin Cities DSA [7] |
Jon Randall Denison | Social Justice | |||||
Alfred "AJ" Flowers, Jr | DFL | |||||
Yussuf Haji | DFL | |||||
Carmen Means | DFL | |||||
Mickey Moore | DFL | |||||
Brenda Short | DFL | |||||
Ross Tenneson | Republican | |||||
10 | Lisa Bender | DFL | 2013 | Aisha Chughtai | DFL | Twin Cities DSA [7] |
Katie Jones | DFL | |||||
Alicia Gibson | DFL | |||||
Ubah Nur | DFL | |||||
Chris Parsons | DFL | |||||
David Wheeler | DFL | |||||
11 | Jeremy Schroeder | DFL | 2017 | Emily Koski | DFL | |
Jeremy Schroeder | DFL | |||||
Kurt Michael Anderson | Independent | |||||
Dillon Gherna | DFL | |||||
Albert T. Ross | DFL | |||||
12 | Andrew Johnson | DFL | 2013 | Andrew Johnson | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
Nancy Ford | Independent | |||||
David Rosenfeld | Socialist Workers | |||||
13 | Linea Palmisano | DFL | 2013 | Linea Palmisano | DFL | Minneapolis DFL |
Mike Norton | DFL | |||||
Kati Medford | Green | |||||
Bob Reuer | Independent | |||||
Ken Salway | Republican |
The 13 members of the City Council are elected from single-member districts via instant-runoff voting, commonly known as ranked choice voting. Voters have the option of ranking up to three candidates in order of preference. Municipal elections in Minnesota are officially nonpartisan, although candidates are able to identify with a political party on the ballot. Write-in candidates must file a request with the Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services Division for votes for them to be counted.
Party | Candidates | 1st Choice Votes | Seats | |||||
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No. | % | ∆pp | No. | ∆No. | % | |||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 41 | 115,277 | 85.95 | +3.26 | 12 | 0 | 92.31 | |
Democratic Socialists of America | 1 | 3,061 | 2.26 | +2.26 | 1 | +1 | 7.69 | |
Republican Party of Minnesota | 4 | 3,631 | 2.71 | +1.37 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Green Party of Minnesota | 2 | 3,061 | 2.28 | -5.50 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 | |
Socialist Workers Party | 1 | 773 | 0.58 | +0.58 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Veterans Party | 1 | 635 | 0.47 | +0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
We the People | 1 | 635 | 0.47 | +0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Social Justice | 1 | 80 | 0.06 | +0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Witness | 1 | 38 | 0.03 | +0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Independent | 5 | 6,739 | 5.03 | +1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Write-in | N/A | 488 | 0.36 | −0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Total | 134,116 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | 13 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 134,116 | - | - | |||||
Overvotes | - | - | - | |||||
Undervotes | - | - | - | |||||
Turnout (registered voters) | 145,337 | 54.0 | +11.6 |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | % Final | |
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Elliott Payne | 48.18% | 5,511 | 5,745 | 52.53% | |
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Kevin Reich (incumbent) | 42.87% | 4,903 | 5,191 | 47.47% | |
Veteran's Party of Minnesota | Calvin Carpenter | 5.58% | 638 | |||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Thomas Wortman | 3.17% | 363 | |||
Write-in | N/A | 0.20% | 23 | |||
Exhausted ballots | 502 | 4.39% | ||||
Valid votes | 11,438 | |||||
Threshold | 5,720 | |||||
Undervotes | 704 | |||||
Turnout | 57.4% | 12,142 | ||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [8] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | % Final | |
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Democratic Socialists of America | Robin Wonsley | 29.04% | 2,763 | 2,879 | 4,046 | 50.09% | |
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Yusra Arab | 28.49% | 2,719 | 3,236 | 4,032 | 49.01% | |
Green Party of Minnesota | Cam Gordon (incumbent) | 26.36% | 2,508 | 2,800 | |||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Tom Anderson | 10.28% | 982 | ||||
Republican Party of Minnesota | Guy Gaskin | 5.74% | 546 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 0.09% | 9 | ||||
Exhausted ballots | 612 | 1,434 | 16.18% | ||||
Valid votes | 9,527 | ||||||
Threshold | 4,764 | ||||||
Undervotes | 272 | ||||||
Turnout | 55.8% | 9,799 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [9] |
This election exhibited the only known Condorcet cycle in United States history, with a narrow circular tie between Arab, Gordon, and Wonsley. [10] Arab was preferred over Gordon by a 51.3% majority, Gordon was preferred over Wonsley by 50.5%, and Wonsley was preferred over Arab by 50.1%. [11]
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | % Final | ||
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Michael Rainville | 45.14% | 6,027 | 6,907 | 54.97% | ||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Steve Fletcher (incumbent) | 39.16% | 5,229 | 5,658 | 45.03% | ||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Merv Moorhead | 8.72% | 1,165 | ||||
Independent | Hope Hennessey | 6.65% | 888 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 0.33% | 44 | ||||
Exhausted ballots | 788 | 5.90% | |||||
Valid votes | 13,353 | ||||||
Threshold | 6,677 | ||||||
Undervotes | 1,085 | ||||||
Turnout | 48.9% | 14,438 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [12] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | ||||
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | LaTrisha Vetaw | 60.63% | 4,391 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Phillipe Cunningham (incumbent) | 30.32% | 2,196 | ||||
We the People | Leslie Davis | 8.77% | 635 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 0.28% | 20 | ||||
Total votes | 7,500 | ||||||
Threshold | 3,751 | ||||||
Turnout | 41.1% | 7,500 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [13] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | % Final | |
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Jeremiah Ellison (incumbent) | 31.94% | 1,752 | 1,855 | 2,117 | 51.12% | |
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Kristel Porter | 24.70% | 1,355 | 1,499 | 2,024 | 48.88% | |
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Victor Martinez | 24.65% | 1,352 | 1,495 | |||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Suleiman Isse | 9.85% | 540 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Cathy Spann | 4.47% | 245 | ||||
Independent | Elijah Norris-Holliday | 3.56% | 195 | ||||
Witness | James Seymour | 0.71% | 39 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 0.13% | 7 | ||||
Exhausted ballots | 636 | 1,344 | 32.46% | ||||
Valid votes | 5,485 | ||||||
Threshold | 2,743 | ||||||
Undervotes | 131 | ||||||
Turnout | 33.9% | 5,616 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [14] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | ||||
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Jamal Osman (incumbent) | 59.41% | 3,722 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Abdirizak Bihi | 39.39% | 2,468 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 1.20% | 75 | ||||
Total votes | 6,871 | ||||||
Threshold | 3,436 | ||||||
Turnout | 43.5% | 6,871 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [15] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | ||||
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Lisa Goodman (incumbent) | 61.91% | 7,206 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Nick Kor | 26.34% | 3,066 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Teqen Zéa-Aida | 7.16% | 833 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Joanna Diaz | 4.10% | 477 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 0.49% | 57 | ||||
Total votes | 12,329 | ||||||
Threshold | 6,165 | ||||||
Turnout | 54.0% | 12,329 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [16] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | ||||
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Andrea Jenkins (incumbent) | 84.92% | 9,013 | ||||
Republican Party of Minnesota | Robert Sullentrop | 13.83% | 1,468 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 1.25% | 133 | ||||
Total votes | 11,326 | ||||||
Threshold | 5,664 | ||||||
Turnout | 59.5% | 11,326 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [17] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | ||||
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Jason Chavez | 56.89% | 3,792 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Mickey Moore | 13.59% | 906 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Yussuf Haji | 12.63% | 842 | ||||
Republican Party of Minnesota | Ross Tennsesson | 4.70% | 313 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Alfred "AJ" Flowers, Jr. | 3.98% | 265 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Brenda Short | 3.71% | 247 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Carmen Means | 3.23% | 215 | ||||
Social Justice | Jon Randall Denison | 1.20% | 280 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 0.09% | 6 | ||||
Total votes | 6,983 | ||||||
Threshold | 3,492 | ||||||
Turnout | 49.5% | 6,983 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [18] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | % Final | |
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Aisha Chughtai | 36.91% | 3,934 | 4,163 | 5,360 | 59.95% | |
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Alicia Gibson | 18.75% | 1,999 | 3,022 | 3,581 | 40.05% | |
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Katie Jones | 19.57% | 2,086 | 2,476 | |||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Chris Parsons | 15.10% | 1,610 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | David Wheeler | 5.86% | 625 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Ubah Nur | 3.51% | 374 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 0.29% | 31 | ||||
Exhausted ballots | 998 | 1,718 | 19.21% | ||||
Valid votes | 10,659 | ||||||
Threshold | 5,330 | ||||||
Undervotes | 686 | ||||||
Turnout | 48.7% | 11,345 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [19] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | ||||
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Emily Koski | 58.33% | 7,789 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Jeremy Schroeder (incumbent) | 30.32% | 4,049 | ||||
Independent | Kurt Michael Anderson | 5.20% | 695 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Dillon Gherna | 3.41% | 455 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Albert T. Ross | 2.58% | 345 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 0.16% | 21 | ||||
Total votes | 13,877 | ||||||
Threshold | 6,939 | ||||||
Turnout | 65.2% | 13,877 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [20] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | ||||
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Andrew Johnson (incumbent) | 64.83% | 9,940 | ||||
Independent | Nancy Ford | 29.80% | 4,569 | ||||
Socialist Workers Party | David Rosenfeld | 5.04% | 773 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 0.33% | 51 | ||||
Total votes | 16,083 | ||||||
Threshold | 8,042 | ||||||
Turnout | 65.9% | 16,083 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [21] |
Party | Candidate | % 1st Choice | Round 1 | ||||
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Linea Palmisano (incumbent) | 66.19% | 10,883 | ||||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | Mike Norton | 19.96% | 3,282 | ||||
Republican Party of Minnesota | Ken Salway | 7.94% | 1,305 | ||||
Green Party of Minnesota | Kati Medford | 3.39% | 557 | ||||
Independent | Bob Reuer | 2.44% | 401 | ||||
Write-in | N/A | 0.09% | 14 | ||||
Total votes | 17,028 | ||||||
Threshold | 8,515 | ||||||
Turnout | 67.8% | 17,028 | |||||
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [22] |
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Arab wins a head-to-head matchup against Gordon 4324 to 4098, Gordon wins a matchup against [Wonsley] Worlobah 3708 to 3635, and Worlobah wins a matchup against Arab 4056 to 4037.