Minneapolis municipal election, 2017

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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.

Minneapolis Largest city in Minnesota

Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. As of 2017, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 45th-largest in the United States, with an estimated population of 422,331. The Twin Cities metropolitan area consists of Minneapolis, its neighbor Saint Paul, and suburbs which altogether contain about 3.6 million people, and is the third-largest economic center in the Midwest.

Minneapolis City Council

The Minneapolis City Council is the governing body of the City of Minneapolis. It consists of 13 members, elected from separate wards to four-year terms. The Council is dominated by members of the DFL, with a total of 12 members. The Green Party of Minnesota has one member, Cam Gordon.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is an independent park district that owns, maintains, and programs activities in public parks in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It has 500 full-time and 1,300 part-time employees and an $111 million operating and capital budget.

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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.

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Political party in Minnesota, United States

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a center-left political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Formed by a merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the left-wing Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944, the DFL is one of only two state Democratic party affiliates of a different name.

Betsy Hodges American politician

Elizabeth A. "Betsy" Hodges is an American politician who served as the 47th mayor of Minneapolis. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she represented Ward 13 on the Minneapolis City Council from January 2006 until January 2014. Hodges was reelected to the city council in the 2009 Minneapolis municipal elections.

Jacob Frey American politician

Jacob Frey is the mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, he was elected to the Minneapolis City Council in 2013, representing the Third Ward.

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.

A single-member district or single-member constituency is an electoral district that returns one officeholder to a body with multiple members such as a legislature. This is also sometimes called single-winner voting or winner takes all. The alternative are multi-member districts, or the election of a body by the whole electorate voting as one constituency.

Instant-runoff voting (IRV) or Ranked choice voting (RCV) is a type of ranked preferential voting method used in single-seat elections with more than two candidates. Instead of indicating support for only one candidate, voters in IRV elections can rank the candidates in order of preference. Ballots are initially counted for each voter's top choice. If a candidate has more than half of the vote based on first-choices, that candidate wins. If not, then the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. The voters who selected the defeated candidate as a first choice then have their votes added to the totals of their next choice. This process continues until a candidate has more than half of the votes. When the field is reduced to two, it has become an "instant runoff" that allows a comparison of the top two candidates head-to-head.

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.

The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies. Under STV, an elector (voter) has a single vote that is initially allocated to their most preferred candidate. Votes are totalled and a quota derived. If their candidate achieves quota, he/she is elected and in some STV systems any surplus vote is transferred to other candidates in proportion to the voters' stated preferences. If more candidates than seats remain, the bottom candidate is eliminated with his/her votes being transferred to other candidates as determined by the voters' stated preferences. These elections and eliminations, and vote transfers if applicable, continue until there are only as many candidates as there are unfilled seats. The specific method of transferring votes varies in different systems.

Candidates

IncumbentsCandidates
NameFirst electedNameParty endorsement
Carol Becker2005Carol Becker [1] Minneapolis DFL [2]
David Wheeler2009David Wheeler [3] Minneapolis DFL [2]

Results

Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Carol Becker69.1148,163
David Wheeler27.7119,312
John Edwards [nb 1] 2.211,539
Write-ins 0.98680
Valid votes69,694
Threshold23,232
Undervotes36,234
Turnout42.45105,928
Registered voters249,512
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

Annie Young was an American politician and member of the Green Party of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was an elected at-large member of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Young ran for Minnesota State Auditor in 2010.

Candidates

DistrictIncumbent(s)Candidates
NameFirst electedNameParty endorsement
At-largeJohn Erwin [nb 2] 2002, 2009 [nb 3] Charlie Casserly [11]
Meg Forney2013Mike Derus [11]
Annie Young [nb 2] 1989Meg 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]
1Liz Wielinski [nb 2] 2009Mohamed Barre [11]
Billy Menz [11] Fifth District Green Party [17]
Chris Meyer [13] Minneapolis DFL [6]
2Jon Olson [nb 2] 2001Kale Severson [13] Minneapolis DFL [6]
Mike Tate [18]
3Scott Vreeland [nb 2] 2005Charles Exner [12] Fifth District Green Party [17]
Abdikadir "AK" Hassan [13]
Abdi Mohamed [13]
4Anita Tabb [nb 2] 2009Jono Cowgill [13] Minneapolis DFL [6]
Tom Nordyke [14]
5Steffanie Musich2013Andrea Fahrenkrug [12]
Steffanie Musich [13] Minneapolis DFL [6]
Bill Shroyer [13]
6Brad Bourn2009Brad 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. Minneapolis Park Board At-large 2017 by precinct.svg
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct.
Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4% Final
LaTrisha Vetaw21.9618,52619,14220,52922,82727.06
Meg Forney22.5419,01020,36621,06622,50626.68
Londel French14.7112,40512,81514,30817,94721.28
Mike Derus12.6610,67912,33512,84913,97016.56
Russ Henry10.749,0569,81511,014
Devin Hogan7.416,2466,735
Charlie Casserly4.453,756
Jonathan Honerbrink3.102,617
Bob Sullentrop1.971,659
Scott Vreeland [nb 1] 0.003
Write-ins 0.46390
Exhausted ballots3,1394,5817,0978.41
Valid votes84,347
Threshold21,087
Undervotes21,581
Turnout42.45105,928
Registered voters249,512
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [5] [22]

District 1

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 1. Minneapolis Park Board District 1 2017.svg
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 1.
Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1Round 2% Final
Chris Meyer44.456,3587,21050.41
Billy Menz35.455,0705,83140.77
Mohamed Barre19.532,793
Write-ins 0.5782
Exhausted ballots1,2628.82
Valid votes14,303
Threshold7,152
Undervotes3,482
Turnout17,785
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [23]

District 2

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 2. Minneapolis Park Board District 2 2017.svg
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 2.
Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Kale Severson56.965,089
Mike Tate42.293,778
Write-ins 0.7567
Valid votes8,934
Threshold4,468
Undervotes2,228
Turnout11,162
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [24]

District 3

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 3. Minneapolis Park Board District 3 2017.svg
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 3.
Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1Round 2% Final
Abdikadir Hassan48.497,0947,75352.99
Abdi Mohamed37.015,4155,84139.92
Charles Exner14.142,069
Write-ins 0.3652
Exhausted ballots1,0367.08
Valid votes14,630
Threshold7,316
Undervotes1,971
Turnout16,601
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [25]

District 4

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 4. Minneapolis Park Board District 4 2017.svg
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 4.
Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Jono Cowgill50.286,794
Tom Nordyke48.956,615
Write-ins 0.77104
Valid votes13,513
Threshold6,757
Undervotes4,654
Turnout18,167
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [26]

District 5

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 5. Minneapolis Park Board District 5 2017.svg
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 5.
Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1
Steffanie Musich58.309,466
Bill Shroyer24.573,990
Andrea Fahrenkrug16.572,691
Write-ins 0.5691
Valid votes16,238
Threshold8,120
Undervotes4,377
Turnout20,615
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [27]

District 6

Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 6. Minneapolis Park Board District 6 2017.svg
Most voted first-choice candidate by precinct in District 6.
Candidate% 1st
Choice		Round 1Round 2% Final
Brad Bourn43.738,0848,78547.52
Bob Fine40.527,4918,47145.82
Jennifer Zielinski12.292,273
Bob Schlosser3.16584
Write-ins 0.3056
Exhausted ballots1,2326.66
Valid votes18,488
Threshold9,245
Undervotes3,110
Turnout21,598
Source: Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services [28]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Write-in candidate.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Retired; did not seek re-election.
  3. ↑ Elected to non-consecutive terms.

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  1. ↑ "Carol Becker" (PDF). Affidavit of Candidacy. City of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "2017 DFL Endorsed Candidates". Minneapolis DFL. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
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