Five candidates sought the Minneapolis DFL endorsement: DeWayne Davis, Omar Fateh, Jacob Frey, Jazz Hampton, and Brenda Short.[16] The Minneapolis DFL endorsing convention took place on July 19, 2025. The party endorsed a mayoral candidate in a contested race for the first time since 1997, with Omar Fateh winning the endorsement after acquiring 43.58% of the vote in the first round and over 60% in the second;[17] Frey's campaign appealed his victory to the state party.[18] On August 21, 2025, the Minnesota DFL revoked the endorsement following the appeal, citing failures in the voting process. These failures included an error in ballot software usage that resulted in an undercount in the first round and a poorly secured registration spreadsheet. The state DFL placed the Minneapolis DFL on a two-year probation and forbade them from holding a second convention or otherwise endorsing in the 2025 mayoral election.[19]
↑ "What's on the Ballot?". City of Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
1 2 Winter, Deena (January 14, 2025). "Minneapolis minister launches run for mayor". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved April 15, 2025. Hennepin County Commissioner Irene Fernando endorsed Davis at the event, along with former Minneapolis City Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden.
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