2021 Minneapolis mayoral election

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2021 Minneapolis mayoral election
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Candidate Jacob Frey Kate Knuth Sheila Nezhad
Party Democratic (DFL) Democratic (DFL) Democratic (DFL)
First round61,468
42.8%		26,468
18.4%		30,368
21.1%
Final round70,669
56.2%		55,007
43.8%		Eliminated
2021 Minneapolis mayoral election results by ward.svg
2021 Minneapolis mayoral election results by precinct.svg
First preference votes by ward
Frey:     30–34%     35–39%     40–44%     45–49%     50–54%     55–59%     60–64%
Nezhad:     30–34%     35–39%     40–44%     45–49%     50–54%
Knuth:     30-34%
Awed:     40–44%     55–59%
Mayor before election

Jacob Frey
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Mayor

Jacob Frey
Democratic (DFL)

A mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the mayor of the U.S. city of Minneapolis. Incumbent DFL mayor Jacob Frey won reelection to a second term, becoming the first Minneapolis mayor to win a second term since R. T. Rybak in 2005. Minneapolis mayoral elections use instant-runoff voting, also known as ranked-choice voting. All candidates appear on the same ballot and there is no primary election, nor is there a runoff. Minneapolis's twin city, Saint Paul, also held a mayoral election on the same day, using the same system.

Contents

The election came in the wake of a tumultuous period for Minneapolis, deeply affected by the murder of George Floyd and subsequent civil unrest. [2] Frey's campaign faced challenges from a crowded field of candidates, including former state Representative Kate Knuth and community organizer Sheila Nezhad. Both Knuth and Nezhad aligned with more progressive factions within the DFL and advocated for policing reforms and formed an alliance urging their supporters to rank them as their top choices and exclude Frey from their preferences. [3] [4]

The election also featured discussions on issues such as affordable housing, climate change, and economic recovery post-COVID-19 lockdowns. [5]

Background

2017 election

Frey announced his candidacy for mayor of Minneapolis on January 3, 2017, [6] and won the November 7 election. [7] [8] He was sworn into office on January 2, 2018.

Frey is Minneapolis's second Jewish mayor, and its second-youngest after Al Hofstede, who was 34 when he was elected in 1973. [9] Frey campaigned on a platform of increasing support for affordable housing and improving police-community relations.

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Endorsements

Seven DFL members of the Minnesota State Legislature signed a letter urging Minneapolis residents not to reelect Frey and to instead elect a new mayor who would fight racial discrimination while improving public safety. The legislators who signed the letter were senators Scott Dibble and Omar Fateh and representatives Esther Agbaje, Jim Davnie, Aisha Gomez, Emma Greenman, and Hodan Hassan. The letter stops short of endorsing any specific candidate, [26] but Agbaje, Davnie, Dibble, and Greenman separately endorsed Knuth. Gomez endorsed both Nezhad and Knuth. [27] [28]

Jacob Frey (incumbent, DFL)
Federal officials
Statewide officials
Local officials
Labor unions
Kate Knuth (DFL)
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Party caucuses
  • Minnesota DFL Environmental Caucus [11]
Organizations
Sheila Nezhad (DFL)
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
  • Aisha Gomez, Minnesota state representative from District 62B (dual endorsement with Kate Knuth) [36]
Local officials
Party caucuses
Organizations
Nate "Honey Badger" Atkins (L)
Individuals
Party caucuses
No endorsement
Party caucuses
  • Minneapolis DFL [52]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports (1/1/2021—7/27/2021)
Candidate [lower-alpha 1] Total raisedExpensesCash on hand
Nate Atkins$13,041$10,616$2,424
AJ Awed$263,005$235,464$27,598
Troy Benjegerdes$0$0$0
Bob Carney$0$0$0
Clint Conner$60,450$45,589$14,860
Christopher David$912$712$200
Jacob Frey $676,271$754,283$155,767
Mark Globus$25,420$23,413$2,006
Marcus Harcus$0$0$0
Paul Johnson$3,225$2,305$919
Kate Knuth $227,505$179,710$47,795
Sheila Nezhad $231,501$186,529$49,667
Jerrell Perry$4,564$3,983$581
Laverne Turner$1,830$1,042$753
Mike Winter$150$150$0
[53]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [upper-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		RCV
count
AJ Awed
Jacob Frey
Kate Knuth
Sheila Nezhad
OthersExhausted
ballots		Undecided
ALG Research (D) [upper-alpha 2] October 16–19, 2021600 (LV)± 4.0%13%44%10%25%4%–13%
3–45%12%26%–4%13%
4–47%–27%–12%13%

Results

2021 Minneapolis mayoral general election [54]
Candidate Round 1 Round 2
Votes  % Votes  %
Jacob Frey (incumbent) 61,620 70,669
Sheila June Nezhad 30,368 Eliminated
Kate Knuth 26,468 55,007
A.J. Awed6,860 Eliminated
Laverne Turner4,620 Eliminated
Clint Conner4,309 Eliminated
Bob Carney2,788 Eliminated
Marcus Harcus1,189 Eliminated
Nate Atkins1,179 Eliminated
Mark Globus1,158 Eliminated
Doug Nelson739 Eliminated
Jerrell Perry687 Eliminated
Mike Winter642 Eliminated
Christopher David493 Eliminated
Kevin Ward282 Eliminated
Paul Johnson243 Eliminated
Troy Benjegerdes184 Eliminated
Write-ins 145 Eliminated
Inactive ballots 0 ballots 18,298 ballots
Total 143,974100.0%143,974100.0%
2021 Minneapolis mayoral general election [54]
PartyCandidateMaximum
round		Maximum
votes		Share in
maximum
round		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic (DFL) Jacob Frey (incumbent)270,66956.2%
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Democratic (DFL) Kate Knuth 255,00743.8%
​​
Democratic (DFL) Sheila Nezhad 130,36821.1%
​​
Democratic (DFL) A.J. Awed16,8604.8%
​​
Republican Laverne Turner14,6203.2%
​​
Democratic (DFL) Clint Conner14,3093.0%
​​
Republican Bob Carney12,7881.9%
​​
Grassroots—LC Marcus Harcus11,1890.8%
​​
Libertarian Nate Atkins11,1790.8%
​​
Democratic (DFL) Mark Globus11,1580.8%
​​
Socialist Workers Doug Nelson17390.5%
​​
For the PeopleJerrell Perry16870.5%
​​
Independence Mike Winter16420.4%
​​
Democratic (DFL) Christopher David14930.3%
​​
Independent Kevin Ward12820.2%
​​
Humanitarian-CommunityPaul Johnson12430.2%
​​
Democratic (DFL) Troy Benjegerdes11840.1%
​​
Write-in 11450.1%
​​

Notes

  1. ↑ The following candidates filed campaign finance reports with Hennepin County. Doug Nelson and Kevin Ward did not file a report, and thus are not listed.
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ This poll was sponsored by All of Mpls, which supports Frey

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